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Recent Examples of lope
John Shipley, Twin Cities, 27 July 2025
Kyle Tucker loped into foul territory, caught it and completed the second World Series championship in Houston Astros history.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 28 June 2025
Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
With an outdoor fire pit, lake access, and plenty of space to lope; this would be a great retreat in any season.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Call sliced a loping liner into shallow right, and right fielder Willi Castro, first baseman Ty France and second baseman Brooks Lee converged.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 27 July 2025
Kyle Tucker loped into foul territory, caught it and completed the second World Series championship in Houston Astros history.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 28 June 2025
Noun
There is also more than a bit of repetition — scenes played in different settings, with different energies, props and clues, but making more or less the same point, even as the series lopes bit by bit toward a conclusion.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
With an outdoor fire pit, lake access, and plenty of space to lope; this would be a great retreat in any season.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lope
Verb
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The group just hopped on the cta and will ride in the overnight hours in an effort to combat and deter crime.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Specifically, players can take a five-foot head start, meaning the player exiting the ice only has to be within five feet of the bench before his replacement can hop on.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Harvard got on the board first in the opening two minutes with Andover native Gwyn Lapp finishing off a tricky bounce in front for a 1-0 lead.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
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After another easy basket from Dailey, Dent took on Purdue forward Trey Kaufman-Renn, stepped-back for a jumper, and benefitted from a shooter’s bounce.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Living across the street from school led to fewer temptations to skip.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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In Minnesota, there's a way for parents to skip the extra step of talking with a doctor if their child is at least 3 years old.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Recently, researchers have made a major leap forward by engineering a novel cathode material that dramatically elevates performance, bringing us closer to practical, high-efficiency thermal energy systems.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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In part because of Nix’s between-snap habits, but also because of the leap in recognition.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Lope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lope. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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