as in hopped
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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Norman-Lester scored on a 4-yard run late in the third quarter and Calloway hopped over a defender during a 27-yard TD run early in the fourth for a 42-20 lead.—
Bernie Wilson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025 -
Florida’s lieutenant governor hopped on the bandwagon Friday, hoping to inject anti-Mamdani sentiment to boost his preferred candidate, Emilio Gonzalez, in the campaign to succeed Suarez as Miami’s mayor.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The barrel spun toward shortstop as the ball bounced to Mookie Betts, who grabbed it in stride, stepped on second for one out and fired to Freddie Freeman to end the season.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Sure enough, the wide-out bounced right up, but the safety — Ben Abercrombie — fell back as if frozen, and then stopped moving altogether.—
Nick Stern,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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District 2 is bounded by Five Mile Road to the west, Franklin Road to the south, and the Interstate-184 Connector to the east.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Nov. 2025
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It is bounded by Seventh Street to the east, Fourth Street to the west, Jefferson Street to the north, and the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks to the south.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Lolloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lolloped. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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