as in to hop
to move with a light springing step the dog raced off and then lolloped back with a large stick in its mouth

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Recent Examples of lollop In the foreground, two sea lions lollop up a beach toward the frame, while another looks over its shoulder, apprehending, with what one imagines would be no small horror, that a killer whale has just exploded out of the Atlantic breakers behind them. Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2022
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  • Instacart is facing an increasingly competitive landscape, with market share loss a concern as more companies hop into the grocery delivery space.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The eighth and final season of the calendar-hopping romance will drop on March 6, 2026, Starz announced Monday.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Nov. 2025
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  • After bobbling the snap, Rodgers eventually picked up the bouncing ball, broke several tackles, started running backward to avoid the pressure, eventually rolled out and threw the ball on the move to a wide-open receiver in the end zone.
    Grace Raynor, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The first season introduced viewers to Andrew Yancy (Vaughn), who has been bounced from the Miami Police Department and is now a health inspector in the Keys.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
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  • Most were teenagers skipping school, though there was a scattering of grown-ups and a couple of families with younger children.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Those numbers might seem small, but across a state of nearly eight million people, the gap represents thousands who are delaying or skipping care altogether.
    Sixteen Ramos, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025

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“Lollop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lollop. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.

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