leapfrogging

verb

present participle of leapfrog
1
as in skipping

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2
as in avoiding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leapfrogging
  1. skipping
  2. avoiding
  3. leaping
  4. evading
  5. jumping
  6. escaping
  7. loping
  8. eschewing
Verb
  • While the precise location is still under wraps, the date has been set for June 11 next year, skipping once again Milan Fashion Week.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Without skipping a beat, the boys run outside, pick up colorful leather balls and launch into a juggling competition.
    — Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of skipping
Verb
  • Kushner so far has participated little in the ceremony of the job, avoiding most receptions and ribbon cuttings.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Exercise, avoiding alcohol or even getting enough sleep aren’t the factors most connected to college students’ well-being.
    — Roxanne Prichard, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of avoiding
Verb
  • The team assembles, jumping off lifeguard towers, leaping over beach patrons, and, of course, running and diving in slow motion to make the rescue.
    — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
  • After Mesa's homer gave the Rays a 4-2 lead, Anthony Volpe appeared to hit a two-run shot against Griffin Jax with two outs in the bottom half as a fan reached over the left-field wall and caught the ball over the glove of a leaping Mesa.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of leaping
Verb
  • Key Takeaways Anthropic used Claude to generate training datasets that made other AI models exhibit misaligned behavior while evading safety monitors.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Nvidia said that Megaspeed had already been investigated for evading export controls.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of evading
Verb
  • At Emma Long Metropolitan Park in Northwest Austin, the number of burglaries reported within 300 feet of the park more than quadrupled from 2024 to 2025, jumping from 15 to 68.
    — Data Reporter, Austin American Statesman, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Garcia last played in the Ryder Cup in 2021, several months before jumping to LIV.
    — Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of jumping
Verb
  • Beneficiaries include people recovering from natural disasters, families traveling for medical care and survivors escaping domestic violence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Jaros and Rauh also try to account for the uncertainty over whether taxes can be collected from other billionaires, such as the ones who have left since the beginning of the year and may thus have a legal case for escaping the tax.
    — Ramesh Ponnuru, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of escaping
Verb
  • Instead, polskas emphasize the first and third beats, creating a loping sort of feeling.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Typical is a homeowner’s video from the other day of a coyote loping down a driveway in DeKalb’s Glendale Courts area.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of loping
Verb
  • This time, for its fourth rendition, organizers took a less overtly partisan tack by focusing on getting people to vote and eschewing the mass demonstrations of the past.
    — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The coordinated blue lace sheer blouse and skirt ensemble hailed from the spring 2027 collection, with Tinashe following the recent trend of celebrities eschewing fall staples for the spring 2027 runways.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of eschewing
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