leap·frog
ˈlēp-ˌfrȯg 
-ˌfräg
: a game in which one player bends down and is vaulted over by another player
leapfrogged; leapfrogging
: to leap or progress in or as if in leapfrog
1
: to go ahead of (each other) in turn
specifically
: to advance (two military units) by keeping one unit in action while moving the other unit past it to a position farther in front
2
: to evade by or as if by a bypass
Examples of leapfrog in a Sentence
Verb
Skipping his last two years of high school, he leapfrogged his classmates and went to college.
This year's technologies are leapfrogging last year's designs.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 12 Jan. 2026
This is a leapfrog game as one after another keeps getting boosted because of a lack of supply with demand being so strong.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
Judah Taub, semafor.com, 13 Feb. 2026
However, after a 1-0 victory over Le Havre, Lens briefly leapfrogged PSG at the top of Ligue 1 again, before the European champions’ 2-1 victory over Strasbourg on Sunday night.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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Noun
But the founders who can overcome the fear of failure in public stand to gain the most by finding rapid leapfrog moves and pivots.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 12 Jan. 2026
This is a leapfrog game as one after another keeps getting boosted because of a lack of supply with demand being so strong.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
Verb
The Middle East has an opportunity to leapfrog others and become a leading tech hub, with numerous advantages other geographies can only dream of.
—Judah Taub, semafor.com, 13 Feb. 2026
However, after a 1-0 victory over Le Havre, Lens briefly leapfrogged PSG at the top of Ligue 1 again, before the European champions’ 2-1 victory over Strasbourg on Sunday night.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Leapfrog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leapfrog. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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