leapfrogs

verb

present tense third-person singular of leapfrog
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as in leaps

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as in evades

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leapfrogs
  1. leaps
  2. evades
  3. skips
  4. avoids
  5. jumps
  6. escapes
  7. lopes
  8. eludes
Verb
  • Her subscription-only website features content that leaps over gender boundaries, and has pulled in fans around the globe.
    — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Cornered, Zeka leaps onto a balcony and meets Vlora, a woman from a remote village trying to disappear for reasons of her own in a story described as a redemption tale.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of leaps
Verb
  • Neither of those interpretations would be entirely invalid, exactly, and yet The Basics of Philosophy — ironically enough, given its title — mostly evades any such moral didacticism.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Journalists and negotiators follow up when someone evades the point.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of evades
Verb
  • The series opens with a quick MCU recap that skips a lot of crucial details to focus on emotion.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
  • With her social life in tatters and a world of her anxieties realized, Tae-ju rashly skips town, heading for the tranquil coastal guesthouse of another friend.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of skips
Verb
  • Settling at concept stage which layers can share, and which cannot, avoids both.
    — Stephen Farrugia, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Interestingly, the system stays within existing 18 kV power equipment limits and avoids costly requalifications of subsea infrastructure.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of avoids
Verb
  • When the lid loosens, LINE1 jumps around, DNA damage piles up and biological aging speeds up.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
  • While these price increases only translate to roughly a few dollars each month, the annual price jumps by a larger margin.
    — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of jumps
Verb
  • Kevin Kelly escapes with the lead 😤 The Rays are three outs away from the World Series!
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
  • As previously stated, the anchor should review what the AI agents produce, make the ship call and answer when a defect escapes.
    — Jay Singh, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of escapes
Verb
  • After sunset, when everyone lopes back from the beach, there are a few couples hitching their gear onto motor scooters and a few families carrying babies, bags, and boards, toddlers in tow.
    — Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of lopes
Verb
  • Max Mathews Everton With one week to go until the start of the season, a new right-back still eludes Everton.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Although Futterman adeptly surveys tennis’s stressors, the shape of the crisis that tennis faces, and its stakes, eludes him.
    — Josh Levin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
Definition of eludes
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“Leapfrogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leapfrogs. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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