lollops

present tense third-person singular of lollop
as in hops
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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  • Shield then hops out of the police car, chasing the child down as the video footage ends.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
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    Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
  • As the Blue Jays broadcast team stated, the ball bounces in fair territory and then proceeds to go over the base.
    Drew VonScio, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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  • Within moments, the rangy 29-year-old actor Harris Dickinson bounds down an exterior staircase and shakes my hand.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
  • While the immediate retooling impacts the auto workforce across the state, the shifts also affect the international competition where experts think China and Europe are leaps and bounds ahead of American EV technology and adoption.
    Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Sep. 2025
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  • The Gurtha metal platform bed skips the fuss (and the box spring) for a low, architectural silhouette that feels modern without trying too hard.
    Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Lollops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lollops. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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