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or leapt
as in jumped
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 leaped
Onto Innovation — The maker of semiconductor process control equipment leapt more than 8% after preliminary first-quarter revenue handily beat Street estimates, and Stifel Financial upgraded Onto to buy from hold and raised its 12-month price target to $350.
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026
In stock markets abroad, stock indexes leaped in Europe following Iran’s announcement about the Strait of Hormuz.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
The modern dance group Cloud Gate leapt to worldwide fame.
—Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
As Arraez charged the ball, Beavers leaped to avoid making contact with the ball and inadvertently kicked Arraez’s right hand.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Suddenly, a great white shark leapt out of the water.
—Will Croxton, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
The proteinmaxxers leapt on the buffet, heaping spoonfuls of hummus and shreds of rotisserie chicken onto paper plates.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
With his face beat red, Schneider leapt out of the dugout and got right in the face of home plate umpire Dan Merzel, who had called the balk on Gausman.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Ryan O’Reilly’s saucer pass leapt over Drew Doughty’s stick and still landed perfectly flat for a Stamkos one-timer from the left dot.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
Fred Imbert, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026
In stock markets abroad, stock indexes leaped in Europe following Iran’s announcement about the Strait of Hormuz.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
The modern dance group Cloud Gate leapt to worldwide fame.
—Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
As Arraez charged the ball, Beavers leaped to avoid making contact with the ball and inadvertently kicked Arraez’s right hand.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Suddenly, a great white shark leapt out of the water.
—Will Croxton, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
The proteinmaxxers leapt on the buffet, heaping spoonfuls of hummus and shreds of rotisserie chicken onto paper plates.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
With his face beat red, Schneider leapt out of the dugout and got right in the face of home plate umpire Dan Merzel, who had called the balk on Gausman.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Ryan O’Reilly’s saucer pass leapt over Drew Doughty’s stick and still landed perfectly flat for a Stamkos one-timer from the left dot.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaped
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Players jumped up to celebrate, realizing seconds later that the fight isn’t over.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Cuba’s tourism revenue jumped 15% in the first half of 2016, and a record 4 million foreigners visited that year.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
20 Apr. 2026
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Georgia hopped on the bandwagon to ban gender-affirming care for minors relatively early, in 2023, though the state continued to allow the use of puberty blockers.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
20 Apr. 2026
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Quarterbacks coach Logan Kilgore has hopped on Zoom calls with Rutgers’ Athan Kaliakmanis, Illinois’s Luke Altmyer and Minnesota-Morehead (DII)’s Jack Strand.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Leaped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaped. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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