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Recent Examples of lope
Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
The little truck can launch off the line after chirping all four tires, but also cruises comfortably thanks to smooth transmission shift points that keep the engine at a low, loping idle.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Molly Ball, Time, 20 July 2023
The pop mélange builds to a lope then decelerates for the chorus, all while retaining enormous swagger.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023
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Verb
The loping ball hung in the air forever, only for DK Metcalf to come down with a particularly acrobatic grab.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
The little truck can launch off the line after chirping all four tires, but also cruises comfortably thanks to smooth transmission shift points that keep the engine at a low, loping idle.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Noun
Recounting this memory at the house in Braddock, Fetterman pauses our conversation and lopes back to the bedroom to retrieve the Post-its.
—Molly Ball, Time, 20 July 2023
The pop mélange builds to a lope then decelerates for the chorus, all while retaining enormous swagger.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lope
Verb
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But how? How carbon offsets and ecotourism can save New Zealand Steele hops into an ATV, ostensibly to check on his cattle along the Retaruke River.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Shortly into the morning shift, Ansell Regalado Borges, his dog and his 3-year-old son, Sebastian, hopped into the shuttle for their first time.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2025
Noun
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At the end of a long shift, at the end of a long Friday night, a game in search of a hero and a Florida Panthers season in need of one final, fortuitous bounce converged on the most likely player of them all.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
10 May 2025
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The goal awarded to Sporting KC was the result of a fortunate bounce.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
5 May 2025
Verb
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How to save on your Walt Disney World trip Stowell recommends that people trying to save some money plan ahead and skip the parks during holiday weekends and go during the off-season instead.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Tuesday morning, Liz skips the gym after a restless night.—
Melissa Daimler,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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With a leap of faith, Rapp and Anderson, both pregnant at the time, left their corporate jobs and set out to bring Peek-a-Brew to life.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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What had been an orderly exit onto the pitch suddenly turned into a frantic leap for safety as hundreds clambered over the front wall, and thick black smoke enveloped the back of the stand.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
9 May 2025
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“Lope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lope. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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