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as in dance
a social gathering for dancing
back in those days taking someone to the school hop was a big deal
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as in to jump
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air
the frog hopped back into the pond the bus stopped, a lone passenger hopped on, and the driver continued on his way
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Recent Examples of hop
Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
In the mountains of southern China, a small amphibian hops down the edges of streams under the cover of darkness.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
Absolutely giddy, Wilder hopped into the passenger seat a Mini Cooper convertible, priced at $41,200, and honked the horn.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Nutty, with hints of caramel, it is lifted by a trio of old-school hops – Cascade, Centennial and Chinook.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
In the mountains of southern China, a small amphibian hops down the edges of streams under the cover of darkness.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Verb
The slasher hopped on a downtown Q train and was later taken into custody at the Times Square-42 St. station, cops said.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
Absolutely giddy, Wilder hopped into the passenger seat a Mini Cooper convertible, priced at $41,200, and honked the horn.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hop
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Each year in May, this park and the surrounding theatre venues are incubators and platforms for emerging artists to debut plays, dances, and live performances at the Orlando Fringe Festival, the longest-running Fringe in the United States.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2025
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Share Art Or Surprise Performances In High-Traffic Areas Engage potential customers in unique, memorable ways with things like chalk art, flash mobs or surprise dance performances in high-traffic areas.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Now the actress is taking a dramatic leap by starring in Hulu’s new limited series Good American Family (premiering March 19), which takes on the twisted, true-crime story of Natalia Grace.—
Julie Jordan,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Bowman Chrome 1st Auto PSA 10 — $250.00 If there was ever an opportunity for the Atlanta Braves outfielder to take a leap on the field and in the card market, now seems like the time.—
Larry Holder,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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After skipping most of the awards shows she was invited to before her tweets were discovered, Gascón is expected to attend the Oscars on Sunday, Variety reported.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Because Mars is associated with, well, things shaped like penises, the conventional beauty wisdom for Mars retrograde is to skip anything involving needles, like tattoo, piercing, and injectable appointments.—
Sophie Saint Thomas,
Allure,
28 Feb. 2025
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The Pride jumped out to a 22-3 at the end of the first, had a 40-16 advantage at intermission and led 60-25 lead after the third.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2025
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By the end of March, however, the microalgae’s carbon uptake had jumped, along with the number of cells and the concentration of chlorophyll—proxies for growth and photosynthesis.—
Asher Elbein,
WIRED,
2 Mar. 2025
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Alice's Kids is donating $175,000 toward the prom costs, covering tickets for more than 800 students, according to The Associated Press.—
Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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The prom is a rite of passage, and so many kids would not have been able to pay the approximately $150 fee.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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On June 20, 2024, the plane made a hard landing just short of a runway in McAlester, Oklahoma, before bouncing several times, causing the left main landing gear's tires to burst.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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He’s bounced from Long Island to Vancouver to Chicago to Nashville to the Penguins in the past three seasons.—
Chris Johnston,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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The grant money is paying to remove vegetation along a 100-foot perimeter at the upper part of the coastal canyon Buck Gully Reserve, which is 1,200 acres and bounded by homes, roadways and the Pelican Hills Golf Course.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Orange County Register,
27 Feb. 2025
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When that happens, the algorithm is deemed optimal — inexorably bounded from above and below, leaving no room for further refinement.—
Steve Nadis,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Hop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hop. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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