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as in winced
to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise)
the sudden appearance of a mouse scurrying across the floor made me jump
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as in sped
to proceed or move quickly
when I tell you to do something, I expect you to jump
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Recent Examples of jumped
Indiana forward Myisha Hines-Allen jumped into the scrum.
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Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Now, in an Emerson College poll that asked the same question, pessimism had jumped 26 points, to 41%, while optimism had ticked down to 42% − overall, a positive edge of a single point.
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Susan Page,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Then Rowe, who hadn’t jumped since the State Open due to a hamstring injury, was down to his last attempt.
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Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
At which point Halsey jumped into the fray.
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Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
Later, Fern jumped into the pond for a final moment with Cliff mere hours before his death and shared the news with him.
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Breanne L. Heldman,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Alphabet was also on track for its worst performance in a year after two of Google DeepMind’s key employees jumped ship, including a Nobel Prize winner who is joining Anthropic.
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Jake Angelo,
semafor.com,
22 June 2026
The number of employees working in experiences also jumped up (from 446 in 2024 to 461 in 2025) while corporate employees went down, from 385 to 360.
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K.j. Yossman,
Variety,
22 June 2026
Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 5% for one of the world’s biggest gains and finished at a record.
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Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Now, in an Emerson College poll that asked the same question, pessimism had jumped 26 points, to 41%, while optimism had ticked down to 42% − overall, a positive edge of a single point.
—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Then Rowe, who hadn’t jumped since the State Open due to a hamstring injury, was down to his last attempt.
—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
At which point Halsey jumped into the fray.
—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
Later, Fern jumped into the pond for a final moment with Cliff mere hours before his death and shared the news with him.
—
Breanne L. Heldman,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Alphabet was also on track for its worst performance in a year after two of Google DeepMind’s key employees jumped ship, including a Nobel Prize winner who is joining Anthropic.
—
Jake Angelo,
semafor.com,
22 June 2026
The number of employees working in experiences also jumped up (from 446 in 2024 to 461 in 2025) while corporate employees went down, from 385 to 360.
—
K.j. Yossman,
Variety,
22 June 2026
Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 5% for one of the world’s biggest gains and finished at a record.
—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jumped
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Things hit a boiling point when Contreras leaped into the air and hurled his batting helmet directly at Cavalli.
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Notably, no players publicly leapt to Bielsa’s defence after the Copa America, with former captain Godin stating that Suarez had tried to address the issues internally.
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After the ensuing pitch to Max Schuemann, Skubal again winced and began pacing at the back of the mound.
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James stretched his neck and winced.
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District Attorney Nathan Hochman said 33 vehicles safely drove past the area before Bickham sped down the freeway.
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Bill Gates and Warren Buffett sped things up with their Giving Pledge, asking billionaire signers to give away their money during their lifetimes.
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Porsche inadvertently kicked off the trend with the Cayenne, Lamborghini followed later with the Urus, and even Ferrari hopped aboard the bandwagon with the Purosangue.
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Someone should've hopped on Amazon and bought some Bluetooth eye masks, and the problem would've been solved.
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Mingione cringed when asked if any of his players had gotten hurt by a hit by pitch.
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For a decade, viewers have cringed at Amanda Batula and Kyle Cooke’s rocky relationship, the dénouement of which is currently playing out on season ten of Summer House.
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Immigrants crowded waiting rooms and spilled into hallways as clerks raced to process around 100 people scheduled for an administrative hearing that morning.
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The Kansas City Royals raced out to a quick lead against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium.
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Wilson scrambled back to his feet after diving headfirst into second, then bolted for third base.
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Romanch Mahajan was fatally injured after the horse pulling his carriage bolted, collided with another carriage and toppled over on June 16.
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She was rushed from her Nashville apartment to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
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Multiple explosions shook central Kyiv and reverberated across the capital throughout the night as thousands of residents rushed to bomb shelters and underground metro stations.
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“Jumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jumped. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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