as in hopping
to move with a light springing step
the jogger happily loped along, just enjoying the fresh morning air
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Recent Examples of loping
An abduction sequence ties the audience’s nerves in knots with cinematographer Isaac Bauman’s athletic tracking shot loping up the stairs to Margot’s apartment accompanied by Gavin Brivik’s pulse-hammering score.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
The other two shots were right at the rim, while the Hawkeyes hit a loping 3-pointer.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
With the enthusiastic Sun loping into your 9th House of Mental Expansion, curiosity is about to become your best guide.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
This addictive, loping track is one of the best and strangest songs from the artist’s fifth album.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
One likes to imagine Paleo Dad loping across the savannah in hot pursuit of a wooly mammoth.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Perry has been loping around the world on this tour for four months.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Camels appeared, strolling elegantly in loping slow motion, like elderly promenaders.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
With a loping gait and hunched shoulders that point to rock-bottom self-esteem, Poulter plays Cody Parsons, who turns up for his first court session in the program looking relatively clean-cut and respectable among a bunch of messier stoner types.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
The other two shots were right at the rim, while the Hawkeyes hit a loping 3-pointer.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
With the enthusiastic Sun loping into your 9th House of Mental Expansion, curiosity is about to become your best guide.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
This addictive, loping track is one of the best and strangest songs from the artist’s fifth album.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
One likes to imagine Paleo Dad loping across the savannah in hot pursuit of a wooly mammoth.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Perry has been loping around the world on this tour for four months.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Camels appeared, strolling elegantly in loping slow motion, like elderly promenaders.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
With a loping gait and hunched shoulders that point to rock-bottom self-esteem, Poulter plays Cody Parsons, who turns up for his first court session in the program looking relatively clean-cut and respectable among a bunch of messier stoner types.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loping
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The show also featured an unofficial State Property reunion, with Beanie Sigel, Freeway, Peedi Crakk, Memphis Bleek, and Young Gunz all hopping on the mic at various intervals.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
31 May 2026
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But in the era of job-hopping and freelancing, freedom can come with a cost.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Many of those games end with Tatis bouncing out to right field to replace Castellanos on defense if the Padres are protecting a lead late in the game.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2026
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Star Wars has circled into a self-referential loop so many times that the franchise feels like a photograph of a photograph, an echo bouncing endlessly down an empty hallway.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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There is no shortage of footage of Shelton from his early career, bounding after balls with the fury of a linebacker chasing down a quarterback and then sliding through them — too far through them.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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An antelope on a ridge teasingly stares before bounding off up the rocky hill.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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In terms of hair health, skipping regular trims might mean more breakage that even the best hair oils and serums won’t be able to fix.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
30 May 2026
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The field is missing major star power this year, with Dallas-area favorites Scottie Scheffler and Jordan Spieth among four major winners — combining for 13 titles — who are skipping the event.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2026
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“Loping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loping. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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