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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Georgia hopped on the bandwagon to ban gender-affirming care for minors relatively early, in 2023, though the state continued to allow the use of puberty blockers.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
20 Apr. 2026 -
Quarterbacks coach Logan Kilgore has hopped on Zoom calls with Rutgers’ Athan Kaliakmanis, Illinois’s Luke Altmyer and Minnesota-Morehead (DII)’s Jack Strand.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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Victor Wembanyama bounced his head on the floor twice in Tuesday’s Game 2 and left with a concussion after playing just 12 minutes.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Bogaerts, who had homered earlier, bounced a ball through the middle to score Merrill and move Machado to third.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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It’s bounded by the Arden Hills Army Training Site on the north, east and south and the Rice Creek Corridor on the west.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
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Miller opened the dog crate, and with some coaxing, C31F stepped out and bounded down the hill out of the yard and to the safety of the railroad.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Lolloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lolloped. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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