loped

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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Verb
  • Finesse then hopped on Instagram Live and said that he was arrested for THC vapes and not hard drugs.
    Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Afterward, the group bar-hopped, grabbed tacos and Holly danced the night away — the fix held perfectly.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • District 2 is bounded by Five Mile Road to the west, Franklin Road to the south, and the Interstate-184 Connector to the east.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2025
  • It is bounded by Seventh Street to the east, Fourth Street to the west, Jefferson Street to the north, and the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks to the south.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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  • The barrel spun toward shortstop as the ball bounced to Mookie Betts, who grabbed it in stride, stepped on second for one out and fired to Freddie Freeman to end the season.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Sure enough, the wide-out bounced right up, but the safety — Ben Abercrombie — fell back as if frozen, and then stopped moving altogether.
    Nick Stern, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Loped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loped. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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