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
With the enthusiastic Sun loping into your 9th House of Mental Expansion, curiosity is about to become your best guide.
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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
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 crowd skews creative and cultural—think museum-hopping couples, design-minded solo travelers, and friends on a low-key girls’ weekend.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Mar. 2026
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Interested in hopping on the overnight oats bandwagon?—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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The energy was infectious, and the crowd still sang along, bouncing their shoulders and bopping their heads.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Just over two minutes later, Simon Edvinsson stepped into Tkachuk, with the Senators forward’s stick bouncing up and hitting him in the face.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Photos shared by the department show a silvery gray fox bounding majestically across a white snowy plain beneath towering, sunlit alpine peaks.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Mars is bounding into your partnership zone, which invites assertive boundary talks that protect your generous spirit while keeping agreements fair for all involved parties.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
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The former Cabinet secretary also slammed oversight committee Republicans for skipping the recent deposition of former Victoria’s Secret CEO Les Wexner, whom the FBI labeled a co-conspirator of Epstein.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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Only Mars will be skipping the planetary performance.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Loping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loping. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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