leapfrogged

past tense of leapfrog

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for leapfrogged
Verb
  • Indeed, even the normally mild-mannered Justice Stephen Breyer, who retired from the court in 2022, leaped to the defense of Reagan appointee William Young, the author of the decision Gorsuch criticized.
    Nina Totenberg, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Cadillac sales leaped 25% in the quarter to 46,525.
    Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The job is October success — the only thing that’s eluded the Jays since Guerrero and Bichette arrived.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The film also features a pair of actors who have long eluded Oscar attention — Stellan Skarsgård and Elle Fanning — who could be looking at first-time nods.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • So the manager went back to Whitlock for a second inning of work in the eighth and Whitlock nearly escaped before running out of steam.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Staff said the python likely escaped its home and asked for help finding the snake’s owner.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Merck’s shares jumped over 5%, amid an announcement that deputy CEO Kai Beckmann will take the reins currently held by CEO Belén Garijo.
    Tasmin Lockwood,Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The five-year survival rate for a woman diagnosed with breast cancer has jumped up from around 75% in the early 1980s, to over 90% in the past few years.
    Dr. Noor Shaik, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As a result, Ecuador has avoided the extraordinary inflation that has afflicted so many nations in South America, including Argentina.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Snell deftly avoided the middle of the strike zone and had the Phillies off balance all night.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • One model skipped, some walked barefoot, others were shy.
    Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Essentials like rent, insurance, transportation, and groceries can’t be skipped, but there will undoubtedly be other financial commitments that can be put on pause—even just for now.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Netanyahu once shunned long wars and ground operations, aware of the cost and political capital that resulted in indecisive conclusions or stalemates.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Mace, alongside a screenshot of a 2022 tweet from Omar expressing that the First Amendment does not protect people from consequences like being shamed or shunned for speech.
    The Hill Staff, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Hauge skillfully evaded Porro for both of his goals.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Frank evaded questions about whether Robertson has ever asked for extra benefits that are not allowed under the NBA salary cap.
    Janis Carr, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Leapfrogged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leapfrogged. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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