as in inch
a very small distance or degree
it looked like only a hop, skip, and jump on the map, but the drive took six hours
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Recent Examples of hop, skip, and jump
With a hop, skip, and jump through the airport, we were quickly whisked away to Domes Novos Santorini, Domes Resorts’ newest property, freshly opened in April 2024.
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Jessica Vadillo,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2024
Growing up in Miami, Florida, WDW was just a hop, skip, and jump away for my family to take weekend jaunts to the Magic Kingdom.
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Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
10 July 2023
Check out this list of US destinations that may be a hop, skip, and jump away from you.
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Alexandra Meeks,
CNN,
6 Sep. 2022
The residence, which has had a makeover by design studio Bergman & Mar, is located on 101 Cleveland Street—just a hop, skip, and jump away from Dickens’ first home.
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Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2021
Jessica Vadillo,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2024
Growing up in Miami, Florida, WDW was just a hop, skip, and jump away for my family to take weekend jaunts to the Magic Kingdom.
—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
10 July 2023
Check out this list of US destinations that may be a hop, skip, and jump away from you.
—
Alexandra Meeks,
CNN,
6 Sep. 2022
The residence, which has had a makeover by design studio Bergman & Mar, is located on 101 Cleveland Street—just a hop, skip, and jump away from Dickens’ first home.
—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hop, skip, and jump
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In May, just weeks before the ruling, the athlete won the West Virginia Class AAA girls’ shot put state championship with a throw of 38 feet, 11¾ inches, beating the runner-up by just over two feet.
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One flight attendant was able to fit enough clothes for a seven-day trip in the Hanke 14-inch Underseat Carry-on, proving its status as a tiny-but-mighty travel bag made to last for years.
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The hotel stands just steps from the historic French Quarter, undoubtedly one of the first stops on any traveler’s itinerary.
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But the increasing tanker traffic is an encouraging step toward normalization of global oil flows.
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The team here is entirely Balinese, mostly born within shouting distance of the rice terraces that cascade down these hills.
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Normally that would be enough to put her within shouting distance of a medal.
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