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Recent Examples of leapfrog
The Knicks need Joe Mazzulla’s squad to lose each game to leapfrog them in the standings.
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Jeff Bezos is trying to leapfrog into the artificial intelligence race with a $100-billion fund to acquire manufacturers and bring more AI superpowers to factory floors.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Asking them to leapfrog to low-carbon pathways while denying them finance, technology, and infrastructure undermines trust and fractures global cooperation—the very cooperation climate action depends on.
—Damilola Ogunbiyi, Time, 19 Mar. 2026
To the latter point, this Big 12 tournament title run could be enough for the Mountaineers to leapfrog a few teams that were in the bottom quarter of the previous ranking.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Jeff Bezos is trying to leapfrog into the artificial intelligence race with a $100-billion fund to acquire manufacturers and bring more AI superpowers to factory floors.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Asking them to leapfrog to low-carbon pathways while denying them finance, technology, and infrastructure undermines trust and fractures global cooperation—the very cooperation climate action depends on.
—Damilola Ogunbiyi, Time, 19 Mar. 2026
To the latter point, this Big 12 tournament title run could be enough for the Mountaineers to leapfrog a few teams that were in the bottom quarter of the previous ranking.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leapfrog
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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.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2026
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The hungry sharks surrounded Barley in the clips, leaping out of the water and quickly darting around his Sea-Doo.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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Thousands of trucking companies racking up thousands of safety violations – poor maintenance, excessive driving hours, drug and alcohol use – all while evading federal enforcement.—
Ashley Velie,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The scooter rider managed to evade police by making a U-turn, cops said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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YouTube will now skip ads during a live stream if engagement begins to peak.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
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Meghan, 44, and Harry, 41, skipped a traditional airport photo op, instead departing in a convoy of vehicles without stopping to pose for the press.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Yankees will look to avoid its first series sweep Sunday with Cam Schlittler on the mound against Tampa Bay’s Drew Rasmussen.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The troop carrier planes became bogged down in the soil and had to be destroyed by the US to avoid them falling into enemy hands, while new planes were flown in.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
11 Apr. 2026
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By the end of 2024, the indictment count would jump to sixty-three.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Even in the oil market, where prices jumped above $100 per barrel after ceasefire talks over the weekend failed to end the war, prices pared their leaps as Monday progressed.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Rather than escape, the sheepherder accepts his death.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Police said another man and a woman escaped uninjured.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The region bounded by the hexagon began to turn a brownish-yellow, losing all trace of its initially blue appearance.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Apr. 2026
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San Diego’s Civic Center is the four-block, municipal compound bounded by A Street and C Street to the north and south, and First Avenue and Third Avenue to the east and west.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Related Stories And even with the reviews, fanfare, and industry respect, an Emmy win still eludes him.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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Whether Neukgu is captured safely or continues to elude the growing search effort, this is a story that has captivated South Korea and is drawing attention worldwide.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Leapfrog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leapfrog. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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