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 Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal, on four, could leapfrog it with a win. — Nbc News, NBC news, 28 June 2026 Portugal tied Congo 1-1 in the opener, answered critics with a 5-0 rout of Uzbekistan and needs a victory on Saturday to leapfrog Colombia in the standings. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 26 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 But when De Zerbi took over, and Vicario required hernia surgery, Kinsky became first choice for the run-in and produced a series of impressive performances to help Spurs leapfrog West Ham United to stay in the Premier League. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for leapfrog

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Trafford has to react to the movement of the ball, leap up to his left and claw it away from behind him.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 2026
The second was an extended look at a chase scene where one character played by must leap from his horse into the police car — all while being chased down the highway by one of the fanged creatures.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 24 July 2026

Definition of leap

Verb

Don’t skip greasing and flouring the pan even though it’s lined with parchment.

— Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2026
Before entering payment information on a page opened by a QR code, check the URL—or skip the code and type the official address yourself.

— Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026

Definition of skip

Verb

Arsenal sustained multiple injuries in the goalkeeping department last year, with Manuela Zinsberger sidelined with an anterior cruciate ligament issue, and want to avoid a similar situation.

— Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Jones hopes the study finds improvements to the current system Charlotte Water works under, and that the state avoids overinvesting into industries that take up a lot of water such as data centers.

— Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026

Definition of avoid

Verb

Once Platner dropped out on July 10, a flood of former governor candidates — including Jackson — and others jumped to try to take Platner's place.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
With both blockades fueling fears over global energy supplies, the price of international benchmark Brent crude oil jumped above the $100 a barrel threshold Thursday for the first time since May before dropping back down.

— Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 24 July 2026

Definition of jump

Verb

In simple terms, the company is developing something that receives a photon and then uses an optical switch to direct it into a path bounded by highly reflective mirrors.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026
Indeed, the same person can find his or her existence bounded conceptually by both models at different times and in different contexts.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

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