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or leapt
as in jumped
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air
the outfielder leaped into the air to catch the ball before it went over the fence
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Recent Examples of leaped
On Instagram, the watchmaker has leaped from seventh place among watch brands to third in 2023, before climbing to second position last year.
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
But, after getting a little too close, the canine swiftly leapt back and kept a safe distance.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
In fact, this is far from the first time cis people have leapt to gender-affirming care.
—Quispe López, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
At the same moment, Mathijs de Ligt leapt forward in anticipation of Baleba going shorter to Welbeck, who had dropped to the centre circle.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
The woman’s husband managed to climb through their apartment window and successfully leapt to the neighboring building.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
The blaze leaped to a nearby wooden fence and a neighbor’s shed, which exploded and injured a firefighter.
—Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Yes, the team that led comfortably all game, that leaped ahead 20-3, went up by as much as 31-10 and had to punt just twice.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
My goodness, the story just leaped.
—Jay Glennie, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
But, after getting a little too close, the canine swiftly leapt back and kept a safe distance.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
In fact, this is far from the first time cis people have leapt to gender-affirming care.
—Quispe López, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
At the same moment, Mathijs de Ligt leapt forward in anticipation of Baleba going shorter to Welbeck, who had dropped to the centre circle.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
The woman’s husband managed to climb through their apartment window and successfully leapt to the neighboring building.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
The blaze leaped to a nearby wooden fence and a neighbor’s shed, which exploded and injured a firefighter.
—Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Yes, the team that led comfortably all game, that leaped ahead 20-3, went up by as much as 31-10 and had to punt just twice.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
My goodness, the story just leaped.
—Jay Glennie, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaped
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That figure jumped 26 percent over last year’s NLCS, which was the previous record in Japan.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Boston Celtics and Cleveland Indians were publicly traded in the 1990s at major discounts to private values, and only jumped when they were taken private.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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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
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Afterward, the group bar-hopped, grabbed tacos and Holly danced the night away — the fix held perfectly.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Leaped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaped. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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