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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
Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
American brewers briefly engaged in a hops arms race, competing to see who could design the bitterest brews.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Wooden hops off his block, forcing Daniels to Bullard, who sets another solid edge to force Daniels toward Cooper.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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Noun
So far, the small Xodiac rocket has flown on low-altitude atmospheric hops from Mojave, California, reaching altitudes of up to 500 meters, or 1,640 feet.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
American brewers briefly engaged in a hops arms race, competing to see who could design the bitterest brews.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
McKean, whose many other roles include Charles McGill on Better Call Saul and a recent Broadway stint in a Glengarry Glen Ross revival, recently hopped on a Zoom to talk four decades of Spinal Tap.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Wooden hops off his block, forcing Daniels to Bullard, who sets another solid edge to force Daniels toward Cooper.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hop
Noun
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Upon their arrival Simón meets Inés (Patricia López Arnaiz) and the three flee to a new city where David is enrolled in a dance academy and develops mysterious abilities.—
Martin Dale,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
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Back in 2005, when her basketball loving young children were auditioning for a kids dance squad, Hamilton was asked to stick around to audition for the adult squad.—
Amy Woodyatt,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The text records royal decrees including tax relief during poor Nile floods; donations to temples; the creation of a new priestly office; a festival tied to the heliacal rising of Sirius; and a calendar reform introducing a leap day every four years.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Gotham’s Ann-Katrin Berger, the 2024 NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year, finished with two saves, including a spectacular leap to stop a Kyra Carusa shot towards the end of the first half.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Just don’t skip the leather tote, which is more anonymous and perfect for a work wardrobe.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
18 Sep. 2025
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Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, and Carlos Alcaraz skipped the event in Canada after exhausting schedules.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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However those who saw rates remaining the same jumped to 7 members, indicating a more hawkish position for the Fed and raising the ire of the current administration.—
Paul Weinstein Jr,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Intel shares jumped 33% to around $33 a share in premarket trading following news of the deal.—
John Melloy,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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From photos and parking to prom and graduation, families may feel financial pressure to make the year special.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
15 Sep. 2025
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Not even Chris Hargensen, the organizer of Carrie’s prom-night humiliation, the meanest of all mean girls, could have thought up something so diabolical.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The same applies if a ball is kicked into the end zone and then bounces out of bounds.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The researchers were able to glean more information about the event by analyzing the gravitational waves – distortions in space-time caused by powerful cosmic events – produced as the black hole bounced away from the site of its parents' rendezvous.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While the immediate retooling impacts the auto workforce across the state, the shifts also affect the international competition where experts think China and Europe are leaps and bounds ahead of American EV technology and adoption.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Sep. 2025
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Elephants moved silently in the distance, and a herd of impala bounded across the plain, skittish but unconcerned with us.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Hop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hop. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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