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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
One likes to imagine Paleo Dad loping across the savannah in hot pursuit of a wooly mammoth. Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025 Perry has been loping around the world on this tour for four months. Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
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
  • This lawsuit is a desperate money grab by additional members of the Cascio family who have hopped on the bandwagon with their brother Frank, who is already being sued in arbitration for civil extortion.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Guests can hop on the complimentary bicycles to ride into town or to nearby Surfside Beach, or stick around the property to enjoy the neighborhood’s unique charm.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • All the surface performance tests – ball bounce, rotational resistance and surface hardness – on these eight carpets also met FIFA standards.
    Ryan Bearss, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Swing the ball from one side of the floor to the other, play off the catch and punch gaps off the bounce.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • People talk about wanting authenticity, wanting discovery, wanting to support small producers, but then skip the wines that aren’t already on a majority of lists or highly rated.
    Maryam Ahmed, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
  • As for wellness coverage, Mickelson feels pet owners could potentially skip it.
    Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Raridon is 6 feet 6, has a wingspan of 80 inches and posted a vertical leap of 36 inches, all promising signs for what is to come.
    Chad Graff, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Regis' leap to the pros left a void along the Aggies defensive line.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026

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“Lope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lope. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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