as in to jump
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air
the outfielder leaped into the air to catch the ball before it went over the fence
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Recent Examples of leap
Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The Boise metro’s eastward push took a leap into Elmore County Thursday as Meridian developer Ahlquist and the Coeur d’Alene Tribe unveiled plans for a 920-acre multipurpose development off Interstate 84.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2026
John Aguilar, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
This spring, Cohasset and longtime rival Norwell leapt to the Div.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
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Noun
Every major technological leap has created fears that workers would become obsolete, and so far new industries and jobs have continued to appear.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The Boise metro’s eastward push took a leap into Elmore County Thursday as Meridian developer Ahlquist and the Coeur d’Alene Tribe unveiled plans for a 920-acre multipurpose development off Interstate 84.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2026
Verb
Daily bus ridership, CDOT estimates, would leap from around 2,800 today to 6,000 a day in that time.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
This spring, Cohasset and longtime rival Norwell leapt to the Div.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leap
Noun
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Old-school practical effects made the sequence rumble and jump, Knoll said.—
Hugh Hart,
IndieWire,
31 May 2026
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But the Sox responded with the big swing by Vargas, who jump-skipped his way around the bases after launching an 0-1 changeup from Drew Anderson over the left-field wall.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Those suborbital hops were paused in January so the company could focus on New Glenn and upcoming moonshots.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Not well known in the investment community, Gill hopped on Reddit to pitch reasons to invest in GameStop in the subreddit WallStreetBets.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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“Leap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leap. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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