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leapfrogged

verb

past tense of leapfrog
1
as in leaped

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as in eluded

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leapfrogged
  1. leaped
  2. eluded
  3. jumped
  4. escaped
  5. skipped
  6. avoided
  7. vaulted
  8. shunned
Verb
  • And in probably the most effervescent victory of the meet, Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi danced, clapped and leaped his way to victory in the high jump.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Except Diggs leapt and hugged the goalpost after the score — drawing an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of leaped
Verb
  • Senior running back Jayden Ammons eluded defenders on a 34-yard run.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Ricky Taylor, 56, eluded arrest for more than a year, investigators say.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of eluded
Verb
  • The 10-year yield has jumped a full percentage point since right before the Iran war started in late February and a half point in the past two months alone.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • In fact, the Royals jumped out to a 4-0 lead behind Vinnie Pasquantino and Maikel Garcia.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of jumped
Verb
  • Tommy Nance escaped a jam in the eighth, and Travis Adams retired the side in order in the ninth for his third save.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Tommy Nance escaped a jam in the eighth and Travis Adams retired the side in order in the ninth for his third save.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of escaped
Verb
  • Staff at the meat department washed a trap containing raw chicken juice and skipped the sanitizing step.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • But the proposal was vague on details and skipped over making a promise to renovate.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of skipped
Verb
  • Michigan avoided its biggest upset since losing to Appalachian State at the beginning of the 2007 season.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Angelenos avoided the most significant impacts of Hurricane Marie over the Labor Day weekend, but the region continued to soak up the fringes of the storm Sunday, according to meteorologists.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of avoided
Verb
  • Built in 2014, the cottage has vaulted ceilings, a chef’s kitchen, three bedrooms and three bathrooms.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Fueled by Jackson Merrill’s outburst last night (2 HRs, 6 RBIs), the Padres vaulted themselves back into the final wild-card position, a half-game over the Diamondbacks, who lost 5-2 to the Royals.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of vaulted
Verb
  • Nor the chip on its shoulder from being shunned by the establishment.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • This is a common story in Brussels—the building of the Mont des Arts similarly required destroying a medieval neighborhood—and amounts to a determined effort to impose rigid lines on a city that has always shunned them.
    — Benjamin Moser, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of shunned
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“Leapfrogged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leapfrogged. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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