as in hopping
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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Some are whimsical, like a handful of bunnies hopping on a trampoline.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026 -
Spend a couple of days checking out Pike Place Market (don't miss a cup of mac and cheese from Beecher's), going to the top of the Space Needle, and visiting the Museum of Pop Culture before hopping aboard a ferry and getting away from it all.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
2 May 2026
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Even a producer for the Dodo, an animal-centric media outlet, admitted to falling for the bouncing bunnies.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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The car then backed up and swung forward again, coming close to the same agent as Mendoza Hernandez sped away, bouncing across a center median before stopping his car near the entrance to the freeway, according to court documents.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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Even after Bo Bichette’s two-out, bases-clearing double gave New York the lead, Brazobán came bounding out of the dugout.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2026
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An antelope on a ridge teasingly stares before bounding off up the rocky hill.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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An abduction sequence ties the audience’s nerves in knots with cinematographer Isaac Bauman’s athletic tracking shot loping up the stairs to Margot’s apartment accompanied by Gavin Brivik’s pulse-hammering score.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The other two shots were right at the rim, while the Hawkeyes hit a loping 3-pointer.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Still, Felder is optimistic that consumers would still buy a FiberMaxxing Smoothie or Power Meal Spinach Pineapple Smoothie, rather than skipping the drink or making it at home.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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Other experts argue that skipping a month of mowing can do more harm than good.—
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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“Lolloping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lolloping. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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