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Definition of lopenext
as in to hop
to move with a light springing step the jogger happily loped along, just enjoying the fresh morning air

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noun

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Recent Examples of lope
Verb
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 Muller and editor Noel Paul don’t impose a narrative arc on these fragmented lives, instead casually drifting between them at a pace that suggests the loping rhythm of their days. Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
Deep in the Singing Spruce Forest bear hunters unsnapped their rifles and began the long lope home. Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025 The latter has an easy lope made menacing by a cartoon-alien zap answered by other machines that caw like birds. Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lope
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lope
Verb
  • For many, discovering quaint antique shops is the impetus for hopping in the car and taking a leisurely drive.
    Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • At the song’s core is Ferrell’s voice; powerful, emotive, hopping effortlessly to unexpected notes and corners.
    Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The injury to Tunsil, 32, is a major blow to the Commanders’ hopes of a bounce-back season in 2026.
    Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The Chiefs are bullish on a bounce-back year for the fourth-year defensive end.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Some users skip ads, but most public and private measures suggest that the vast majority of listeners catch at least some of them.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • An industry that skipped the first was never going to be ready for the second.
    Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Yet for every one of these tremendous leaps forward engineered by Gorbachev, Putin has commanded a sensational step backward.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • But Helaena puts an end to it all with a fatal leap from captivity.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

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“Lope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lope. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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