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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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Sometimes trains stop for days to collect goods or because of rains, the researchers say, which may give the snakes an opportunity to hop on.—
Richard Kemeny,
Scientific American,
6 Feb. 2026
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My small group hopped in a black SUV and headed out of the city.—
Adam Erace,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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So Illinois will be in unfamiliar bounce-back territory, as will freshman guard Keaton Wagler, who finished the night 2-for-16 from the floor, but 10-for-12 from the free-throw line.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Aggies need a bounce-back in the worst way.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This influx of tourists and global attention is in part due to Bad Bunny’s decision to skip a world tour and set up a residency on the island, bringing in a record number of visitors and generating a massive economic impact.—
Kathleen Rellihan,
Outside,
10 Feb. 2026
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The ads, which also appeared on smaller local stations in addition to national broadcasts, also draw a price premium since viewers are unable to skip the commercials.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Beyond missions to the moon and Mars, Taylor said the next major leap in space will come from computing and data processing in orbit.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Over the course of the past few decades, as technology has continued to evolve in leaps and bounds, so too have the visual aesthetic preferences of consumers.—
William Jones,
Ascend Agency,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Lope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lope. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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