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
Myah Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Kirsch is to be commended for making a leap that few ever do.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 18 Mar. 2026
And, a year after the 1979 Iranian revolution, gas did leap that unimaginable threshold to a dollar a gallon.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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Noun
While North Texas has produced prominent Division I basketball players for decades, many of the area’s best high school hoops coaches haven’t made the leap to the college ranks themselves.
—Myah Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Kirsch is to be commended for making a leap that few ever do.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
The ex-Australia youth international perfectly timed her run to the edge of the box and leaped to drive a left-foot volley into the net after Jael-Marie Guy's long, high cross from the right.
—ABC News, 18 Mar. 2026
And, a year after the 1979 Iranian revolution, gas did leap that unimaginable threshold to a dollar a gallon.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leap
Noun
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Tommy's jump shot splashing from the ceiling!—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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As of Sunday morning, the 24 fire was burning on 1,927 acres near Fort Carson with no containment, a nearly 800-acre jump from Saturday afternoon, according to the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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InSo, a new Southeast Asian fusion restaurant with a hopping nightlife, has burst onto the vibrant Las Colinas scene.—
Zacharia Washington,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Instead, the 46-year-old Los Angeles resident organized a vigil Tuesday night at a local park, where the photos of slain protesters were displayed and dozens of Iranian Americans lit candles and took turns hopping over tea lights in a version of a fire-jumping tradition known as Chaharshanbe Suri.—
AMY TAXIN,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Leap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leap. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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