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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Verb
  • Pinkie’s German immigrant father Emil Clemens Horst built an empire around hops cultivation, including owning vast fields around Campus Commons and other Sacramento areas.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
  • With nothing holding her down but a dead-end job and an aging dad, a small-town Texan girl is swiftly bedazzled by a smooth criminal drifter, and hops into his car to pursue a life less ordinary.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 June 2026
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  • More pitches are available and the ball actually bounces fairly predictably on the artificial surface.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • To win the World Cup, a team needs luck—luck that the ball bounces its way and its key players don’t get injured.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • Oprah Winfrey bounds into view in a white dress.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 9 June 2026
  • Something as simple as adding a tablespoon of fresh ground flax or chia seeds to a smoothie can do leaps and bounds improvement in the microbiome itself.
    Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 24 May 2026
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  • An advisor who skips all of that is missing the point entirely.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Fountain Life skips walk-in pricing almost entirely.
    Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
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“Lollops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lollops. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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