Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leapfrogging
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In the restaurant on the top floor, Gray Kunz’s Café Gray Deluxe, the lamb tagine is so tender there’s no guilt for skipping a chance to have dim sum and Hong Kong’s signature egg tarts.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026 -
Think elegant chocolate tarts, creamy chia puddings, roasty cashew ice cream, and tahini-marbled brownies—proof that skipping dairy doesn’t mean sacrificing flavor.—
Emily Saladino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
21 Feb. 2026
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According to Ruby, seven of the 20 or so churches in G92, a Christian immigrant advocacy coalition in the city, are ready to offer physical sanctuary, though many are avoiding publicity for fear of harassment.—
Caitlin Hu,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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To do so, Nguyen advises maintaining proper form, controlling the weight through the full range of motion and avoiding any movement that causes sudden pain.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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But as the hype around the impending World Cup has risen month-by-month, so has the number — to 4,095 in November, leaping to 4,248 active listings in December.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
21 Feb. 2026
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The most fascinating part of Chaharshanbe Suri is the practice of jumping over bonfires—a ritual that involves a chant while leaping over flames to ask the fire to take away woes and offer good health and energy in its place.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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Folktales are filled with people fighting to survive in forests, steppes, and deserts, and evading and outwitting the wild beasts that dwell within them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, Bottega Veneta’s perfume holder makes sure your travel-sized scent never ever rolls around at the bottom of your bag, evading your grip hand again.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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Howie will also need a family that understands his physical restrictions including keeping him at a lean weight, no strenuous activity, running up and down stairs or jumping up and down to limit further damage to his joints.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Saros also made several more big stops before MacKinnon tucked the puck in short side with Macklin Celebrini setting a screen by jumping.—
Stephen Whyno,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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But a previous owner of the injection well noted in a report to the state that the well was missing a layer of cement that would help prevent the wastewater from escaping at shallow depths, where most drinking water sources exist, Plummer wrote in an email to oil division colleagues.—
Nick Bowlin,
The Frontier,
16 Feb. 2026
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So much for escaping the bubble.—
The Editors,
Outside,
13 Feb. 2026
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With the enthusiastic Sun loping into your 9th House of Mental Expansion, curiosity is about to become your best guide.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
19 Jan. 2026
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This addictive, loping track is one of the best and strangest songs from the artist’s fifth album.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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The idea of eschewing typical model generations might sound refreshing to the company’s designers, but it’s bound to be agonizing for consumers.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
18 Feb. 2026
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Starting with his first film, 1967’s Titicut Follies, the director mastered a specific approach to nonfiction, eschewing talking-head interviews, explanatory title cards, and scores in favor of immersing viewers in unique worlds that played out in front of his camera.—
Tim Grierson,
Rolling Stone,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Leapfrogging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leapfrogging. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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