leapfrogging

present participle of leapfrog

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for leapfrogging
Verb
  • Could routinely skipping breakfast or eating a late dinner actually affect your bones?
    Simon Spichak, Health, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Dietitians recommend skipping apricot seeds and choosing safer super-seeds like chia or flax.
    Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Holding the youths accountable and avoiding jail is not the program's only goal.
    Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • But avoiding these motions is another way for the wrist to weaken.
    Novant Health, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Cameras captured a heartwarming scene of a father and son leaping into the air, screaming and hugging each other in disbelief and joy, as McIlroy's ball dropped into the cup.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The fugitive runs for it, crashing through clotheslines made of jump ropes, crashing on the floor several times, climbing the bike racks and leaping over the wall to his secret sanctuary.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ogles has attacked O’Connell repeatedly this year, claiming city government has assisted violent criminals in evading arrest by federal immigration enforcement.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
  • After six months of barely evading capture, an escape plan was hatched that saw the soldier cross into Spain and eventual freedom.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The performance had the crowd jumping thanks to his enthusiastic delivery.
    Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Throughout the story there are hints of ways Leo’s police department colleagues are sending him into retirement, including a cop jumping out of a cake wearing only a thong.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In this add on, a meteor lands on a volcanic island and so Kirby is left collecting shards of a shattered crystal and preventing an eerie presence from inside the rock from escaping.
    Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The Story of Pearl Girl centers on a sharp, scrappy heroine (Zhao Lusi) who claws her way into high society after escaping a cruel pearl farm.
    EW.com, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Perry has been loping around the world on this tour for four months.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • And by eschewing its traditional pay-per-view approach, UFC may now finally capitalize on its enormous audience reach.
    John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • And yet, today’s young adults are increasingly eschewing the traditional banking and credit infrastructure altogether in favor of peer-to-peer payment apps.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Leapfrogging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leapfrogging. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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