LEAPFROG Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

leapfrog

verb

Definition of leapfrog

as in to leap

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as in to evade

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Recent Examples of leapfrog But are the changes enough for the Sharks, who finished fifth in the Pacific Division last season, to leapfrog the Edmonton Oilers or the Los Angeles Kings and their new coaches, or even the Anaheim Ducks, whose roster remains in flux? — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 That expectation will only grow in the coming months as Paramount looks to close the WBD deal and leapfrog Comcast to join Disney as a top-tier media player doing battle with Netflix and other tech giants. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 June 2026 Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal, on four, could leapfrog it with a win. — Nbc News, NBC news, 28 June 2026 Yet the moment the Magic begin to rise, Miami pulls off the Giannis trade and appears ready to leapfrog them again. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for leapfrog

Recent Examples of Synonyms for leapfrog

Verb

Jordan Davis of the Eagles leaped and blocked the kick, scooped the ball and returned it 61 yards for a touchdown that sent the Rams to a 33-26 defeat.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Williams leaped back inbounds to secure her own miss on a play initially ruled Dallas’ ball, but Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase successfully challenged the call.

— Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of leap

Verb

The decision by ChatGPT-maker OpenAI follows a raft of reports in recent months about AI agents behaving in unexpected ways, evading human guardrails or otherwise going rogue.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
He was issued felony citations on suspicion of burglary, evading police, driving more than 100 mph, hit-and-run, obstruction and resisting, reckless driving and taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of evade

Verb

Expecting heavy traffic on the site, the archive has outsourced the database to external servers to avoid overloading its own.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
The people familiar with the discussions spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid retribution from the administration.

— Rick Maese, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of avoid

Verb

In some buildings using RealPage, rents jumped by as much as 33 percent in a single year — more than eight times the increase in a comparable building that didn’t use the software.

— Lindsay Owens, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
The injuries left her paralyzed from the waist down after jumping from a second-story window.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of jump

Verb

This comes after companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google disclosed recent incidents in which their AI models escaped their sandboxes and attempted to hack other companies and access their computer systems.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
The incidents range in scope from agents escaping their sandboxes and gaining access to the internet to agents deleting conversations so humans can't monitor their activity, Mills said.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of escape

Verb

Clear blue skies are hovering over the Pharmalot campus, where a cool breeze is wafting by and the official mascots are bounding about the grounds in search of critters.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
But previous grids had been tightly bounded—patches of orthogonal civilization within an arcing and twisting terrain.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

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