as in to jump
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 leap
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
The 1970s were truly when science fiction cinema made astronomical leaps into the public's consciousness and catapulted out of the B-movie bin to become a respected entertainment genre.
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Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
27 June 2026
Ew Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Patchett crafts characters who feel like close friends, dialogue that leaps off the page and an unforgettable family story.
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Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
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Noun
Carr was viewed by NBA scouts as athletic with his 42½-inch vertical leap and as having a good jump shot.
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Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
The 1970s were truly when science fiction cinema made astronomical leaps into the public's consciousness and catapulted out of the B-movie bin to become a respected entertainment genre.
—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
27 June 2026
Verb
On cue, a Frey leaps out and stabs Robb’s pregnant wife Talisa (Oona Chaplin) in the stomach, and a volley of crossbow arrows lay into Robb and his friends.
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Ew Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Patchett crafts characters who feel like close friends, dialogue that leaps off the page and an unforgettable family story.
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Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leap
Noun
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About $920 million of the losses stemmed from government-impostor scams, a $131 million jump from 2024.
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However, the true growth engine is Google Cloud, which saw revenue jump 63% and its backlog nearly double to an astounding $462 billion, surpassing last year's total revenue.
Verb
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The popular actor hopped on X early Friday morning to hype up Americans ahead of the celebrations starting tonight and rolling into the weekend.
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Porsche inadvertently kicked off the trend with the Cayenne, Lamborghini followed later with the Urus, and even Ferrari hopped aboard the bandwagon with the Purosangue.
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“Leap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leap. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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