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verb

Definition of lope

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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Verb

That huge, thin-rimmed steering wheel makes low-speed maneuvers easy despite the lack of assistance, and the car has a lovely, loping ride. — Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 8 June 2026 On my way back to the pew, the guilt was still there, loping doggedly at my side. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026

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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

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Legislators from major production states — Georgia, New York, California, Texas — have hopped on board, but the efforts of CAP and others were aimed at bringing more people into the tent, including those from states with less filming going on.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
To return, board the hop-on, hop-off boat with your CityCard for a 90-minute city tour (hopping off not obligatory).

— Adrienne Wyper, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of hop

Verb

Insider tip As this is a B&B, don't skip the breakfast, which is à la carte and more than worth waking up for.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Sep. 2026
But my research shows that official counts underestimate the real number of evictions in metro Detroit by half because many landlords ignore the law and skip the formal court process.

— Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of skip

Noun

The adjustment made Van Ness leap across the line of scrimmage before the snap.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
The consensus view is reflected in the title of this episode, which is that these big, transformative leaps in technology wind up reflecting the best and worst of humanity.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of leap

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