Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leapfrogged
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Mitchell sat at a table with Brandi Carlile, and the crowd leapt to their feet when Davis revealed the folk legend was in the room.—
John Ross,
Vanity Fair,
1 Feb. 2026 -
Charlie Weis already had his gig with Notre Dame, and everybody heard Romeo Crennel was going to Cleveland, but after McCartney did four of his songs on worldwide television, his CD’s leaped toward the top of Amazon’s Movers & Shakers list.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The 37-year-old veteran defeated New England’s Drake Maye in voting by 50 journalists covering the NFL, marking an honor that eluded him through 17 seasons.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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But the Sabres have been the league’s hottest team since the change, going 17-4-1 and kicking down the door to the playoff spot that’s eluded them for 14 years.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Even as Covid-19 disrupted global travel, the length of operational high-speed lines jumped by 40% between 2020 and 2022, from 27,300 to 36,580 miles — most of it in China.—
Ben Jones,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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This morning, Nvidia announced an investment of $2 billion in artificial intelligence infrastructure provider CoreWeave, whose stock jumped 8% on the news.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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That season’s squad, which had gone to the NIT three straight years, escaped the non-conference schedule with a record of 9-2.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2026
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The rescue came about after Jordan Turpin — who was 17 at the time — escaped from the home and told authorities about their captivity and abuse.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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But Shuster, a five-time Olympian, won’t be competing in Cortina after his quintet was edged by a mostly young fivesome skipped by Danny Casper in the Olympic trials.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Biden participated in Super Bowl week interviews in 2021 and 2022, but skipped them in 2023 and 2024.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Mavericks team doctor later confirmed that Davis avoided surgery to repair the damage.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Chapek had initially avoided wading into the discourse, taking a neutral position that became untenable after Iger drew a line in the sand.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Some countries are urging a stronger UN America’s adversaries also have shunned the board.—
Edith M. Lederer,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The film follows a lonely fisherwoman who asks a master basket weaver to build her a husband out of wood, only to become the envy of the village that once shunned her.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2026
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McNealy finished second to Ludvig Åberg at the 2025 Genesis Invitational, coincidentally held at Torrey Pines—after a closing-round 64 vaulted him firmly into contention.—
Jeff Goudy,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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While four different companies have crossed above that mark (first Nvidia last July, then Microsoft, then Apple in October, and now Google/Alphabet), Microsoft and Apple are since down sharply as Google has vaulted into second place behind Nvidia.—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Leapfrogged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leapfrogged. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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