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loped

verb

past tense of lope
as in hopped
to move with a light springing step the jogger happily loped along, just enjoying the fresh morning air

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  1. hopped
  2. bounded
  3. bounced
Verb
  • Chloë Sevigny was an early adopter, and by now, everyone from Jennifer Lawrence to have hopped on the trend.
    — Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Prince Harry hopped back across the pond to warn about AI and social media’s potential to harm children during an impassioned speech before the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City on Wednesday.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of hopped
Verb
  • But previous grids had been tightly bounded—patches of orthogonal civilization within an arcing and twisting terrain.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Area 3 is bounded by Russell Boulevard and Fourth Street to the south, Covell Boulevard to the north, Highway 113 to the west and L Street to the north.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of bounded
Verb
  • Dailey kept the ball on a zone-read play, slipped behind the left guard and bounced it outside for a touchdown that made it 14-7 and gave Northern Iowa (2-2, 1-0) the lead for good 49 seconds into the second quarter.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The Daily Show has bounced from Craig Kilborn to Jon Stewart to Trevor Noah to various hosts and Jon Stewart again.
    — Taylor Tomlinson, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of bounced
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“Loped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loped. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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