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Recent Examples of leapfrog
Most growth is concentrated in high-fertility regions like Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East, where governments see AI as a shortcut to leapfrog industrial gaps.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
The [Chinese Communist Party] is trying to leapfrog us in AI, quantum computing, and other critical technologies.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Ewers, who makes quick reads and bold throws regularly, would need dominant performances in the preseason to leapfrog Wilson because of the former second-overall pick’s experience (33 NFL starts) edge.
—Omar Kelly
august 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Texas has a chance to leapfrog New York on Wednesday.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
The [Chinese Communist Party] is trying to leapfrog us in AI, quantum computing, and other critical technologies.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Ewers, who makes quick reads and bold throws regularly, would need dominant performances in the preseason to leapfrog Wilson because of the former second-overall pick’s experience (33 NFL starts) edge.
—Omar Kelly
august 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Texas has a chance to leapfrog New York on Wednesday.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leapfrog
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With the Lakeshore player on the ground, the Kalamazoo Central player then leapt on top of the opposing player, pancaking him as the play appeared to be over.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
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Before leaping, aspiring founders would do well to plan not just their business model, but their emotional resilience, financial buffers, support systems and personal boundaries.—
Anuradha Gupta,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Their words will have bolstered his belief, giving him the confidence to show for and collect the ball again in the defensive third just after the break, using a combination of touches and pauses to evade Brentford pressure before making a more assured sideways pass this time.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Herbert was scrambling again, evading defensive end Zach Allen and slinging it right-handed from the 25-yard line while running to his left, just before linebacker Nik Bonitto drove him to the ground.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
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Ynlimited skip the line access, free photo, VIP lanyard, free access to Field of Fear, Deadshot Alley and Phobia Sensory Overload plus 13% off retail.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Now both girls are skipping classes, doing drugs, and bonding over their love of ’60s youth culture in general and the Beatles in particular.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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Keep your shoulders relaxed and engage your core to avoid arching your back.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Which cruise lines changed itineraries to avoid Hurricane Humberto, other weather?—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Micron's sales jumps 46% year on year.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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Expansion fees jumped to $110 million in five years, and infrastructure is no longer a nice-to-have but a must.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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In this week's PEOPLE cover story, Elvis' ex-wife, Priscilla Presley, sets the record straight on the conspiracies that the King of Rock 'n' Roll is still alive and faked his death at age 42 in 1977, in order to escape fame.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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West Ham United is aiming to escape the Premier League's relegation zone when an undefeated Crystal Palace visits the London Stadium on Saturday.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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While the immediate retooling impacts the auto workforce across the state, the shifts also affect the international competition where experts think China and Europe are leaps and bounds ahead of American EV technology and adoption.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Sep. 2025
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Elephants moved silently in the distance, and a herd of impala bounded across the plain, skittish but unconcerned with us.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Mitchell faces fleeing and eluding, criminal mischief and resisting arrest.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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An exact cause of autism has eluded the scientific community for decades.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Leapfrog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leapfrog. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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