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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
  • Acuña swung and missed and hopped on his left leg before walking tenderly back to the dugout.
    Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 24 July 2026
  • Eventually and from a respectful distance, Ayres hopped in the water to get a better look at the whales.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026
Noun
  • Sellers is looking for a bounce-back year after breaking out in late 2024 but struggling last season.
    Seth Emerson, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The downsides are the higher cost, a heavier weight and a less sprightly bounce.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • The horrors of what Henry has left behind — and could easily be returned to — are hardly skipped over.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • Deng skipped her title defense to play in the Evian Championship last week in France.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Noun
  • Hardly a huge technological leap, but the opt-in tool has raised some questions among Apple’s roughly 30,000 retail staffers across more than 500 stores.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 July 2026
  • The duo’s two-decade relationship emboldened him to take a leap of faith on himself.
    Emma Urdangen, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

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

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