leapfrogs

present tense third-person singular of leapfrog

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Swift then leaps from the painting set into more modern looks, including a flapperesque costume with a long brunette wig accompanied by a choreographed dance.
    Rachel DeSantis, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Quantum leaps Rigetti Computing logged its best day since mid-July as quantum computing stocks rallied.
    Adrian van Hauwermeiren, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Like the Chinese government and most of its people, the movie evades mentions of the mass casualties after the pandemic restrictions were removed, therefore foregoing an opportunity to reflect on whether the deaths were preventable and what lessons might be learned.
    Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
  • For now, love evades understanding—which means that finding someone will remain, much of the time, a pain in the ass.
    Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Gurtha metal platform bed skips the fuss (and the box spring) for a low, architectural silhouette that feels modern without trying too hard.
    Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
  • For the pilates enthusiast on your list, this foldable reformer is a game-changing gift that skips the pricey membership fees and brings studio-quality workouts home.
    Nora Colomer may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The device's roller mop avoids obstacles with 3D sensors, and the OMNI station even hot-air dries the mops.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Martha Stewart avoids cooking while on vacation, preferring to experience local cuisines.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The dog jumps up and plucks the burger from her—a move that left viewers stunned and amused by the canine's flawless execution.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Finck, who started skydiving in 2020, now has hundreds of dives, jumps, and wingsuit flights under his belt.
    Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Lo escapes the storage room and tries to find her way off the yacht undetected.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Lo escapes by jumping off the boat and swimming to shore.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • These technologies are revolutionizing humanity’s ability to catalog Earth’s species, which are estimated to number 8 million—though perhaps far, far more—by illuminating the teeming life that so often eludes human observation.
    Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
  • This high vibration exudes a magnetic, sexy confidence that eludes many younger women.
    Linsey Hughes, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Laugh is the kind of rap mastery that shuns maximalism for pristine, unadorned poetics.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Instead of a tale of entrapment or escape, Ruth is a story about how a woman full of longing can operate inside a collective that shuns the very notion of wanting.
    Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Leapfrogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leapfrogs. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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