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as in to rush
to proceed or move quickly
when I tell you to do something, I expect you to jump
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as in advantage
the more favorable condition or position in a competition
get a jump on the competition by starting early
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Recent Examples of jump
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 25 July 2025
Opendoor Technologies jumped 7%, while GoPro and Krispy Kreme each fell around 4%.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 July 2025
However, their citywide projections for 2025 are up with close to 700,000, a significant jump from 2024’s total of about 400,000.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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Verb
In the past month, the logistics provider’s shares have jumped 40 percent to $31.25, as of the end of trading Thursday, buoyed by expectations that the LTL will be sold off.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 25 July 2025
Opendoor Technologies jumped 7%, while GoPro and Krispy Kreme each fell around 4%.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Noun
The film was divisive from the jump, with some critics saying Aster’s film is incendiary on purpose – meant to rile conspiracy theorists, incite liberal outrage and foreshadow the inevitability of a second Trump term.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 July 2025
However, their citywide projections for 2025 are up with close to 700,000, a significant jump from 2024’s total of about 400,000.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jump
Verb
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Superman has leapt past the $300 million mark at the domestic box office in less than three weeks in a major milestone for James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Studios.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
31 July 2025
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Before Patterson was hired to run the new 10-episode season, Judge and Daniels decided that the show would leap forward in time, allowing the characters to age and exist in the present day.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
30 July 2025
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What is transgressive, indie and anti-woke today will one day be normie, derivative, and cringe.—
John McDermott,
Rolling Stone,
6 July 2025
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Her post-Sisterhood career has featured roles in horror flicks (The Grudge 2), cringe comedies (The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret), medical dramas (House), and sitcoms (Two and a Half Men).—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 June 2025
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Paramedics tried to resuscitate her and rushed her to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead.—
Victoria Moorwood,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
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South Korea, which recently dealt with the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, rushed with its new leadership to make a deal with the U.S. as the country initially faced a 25% tariff rate against its exports.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Teens sparked the aesthetic, part skater, part punk, part hip hop star, which college kids soon remixed by layering streetwear with campus-specific staples.—
Alexandra Jane,
Essence,
31 July 2025
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Much of what Black culture portrayed is connected to hip hop or struggle culture.—
Sonia Thompson,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Such facilities have flocked to the state for its competitive operating costs, low natural disaster risk and strong fiber infrastructure, among other advantages.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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Demolish your environment for a strategic advantage.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
Verb
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As the prosecutor described the fatal injuries her daughter faced, Scarbrough bowed her head and winced.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
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Dakota Johnson is more charming than usual here but moves like someone whose feet have never touched the ground, who has never winced looking at a bill.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
25 June 2025
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Archer’s first delivery, timed at 87.4mph, hurried the left-handed Jaiswal.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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The scene from election night On June 24, the night of the most recent meeting, members hurried into the Picnic House to hear the results of the votes.—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
7 July 2025
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Fifth-year edge rusher Malachi Lawrence, who was also held back by an injury during the spring, took comfort in the support of his teammate.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Aug. 2025
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The Dallas Cowboys owner wants his edge rusher suited up and playing with or without an extension in place.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jump. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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