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or leapt
as in jumped
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 leaped
The names dotting Laguna Beach’s starting lineup Friday weren’t as familiar as last season but their skill and understanding of movement leaped from the pool to be recognized.
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Dan Albano, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
The scene in San Francisco harkens to the days when a prepubescent girl leaped around the Oakland Ice Center as if nothing bothered her.
—Elliott Almond, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Mary Minogue leaped into gymnastics, cross country and lacrosse instead.
—Sam Brief, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Jones read it perfectly, leaped and snatched the ball out of the sky.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Mitchell sat at a table with Brandi Carlile, and the crowd leapt to their feet when Davis revealed the folk legend was in the room.
—John Ross, Vanity Fair, 1 Feb. 2026
While many industries have expressed interest in AI agents, programmers and software engineers have seemingly leapt towards the front of the pack.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2026
Cheyenne Hangaman, the boy’s mother, told the station that Howard was the first to go under the water, and that his brothers leaped in to save him.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Paramedics leaped into the water.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Dan Albano, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
The scene in San Francisco harkens to the days when a prepubescent girl leaped around the Oakland Ice Center as if nothing bothered her.
—Elliott Almond, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Mary Minogue leaped into gymnastics, cross country and lacrosse instead.
—Sam Brief, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Jones read it perfectly, leaped and snatched the ball out of the sky.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Mitchell sat at a table with Brandi Carlile, and the crowd leapt to their feet when Davis revealed the folk legend was in the room.
—John Ross, Vanity Fair, 1 Feb. 2026
While many industries have expressed interest in AI agents, programmers and software engineers have seemingly leapt towards the front of the pack.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2026
Cheyenne Hangaman, the boy’s mother, told the station that Howard was the first to go under the water, and that his brothers leaped in to save him.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Paramedics leaped into the water.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaped
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Longtime supporters have jumped ship, viewing the LDP as too old-fashioned and center-leaning, and instead flocked to new right-wing parties.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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According to Kendall Becker, Trendalytics fashion and beauty director, online conversations mentioning Ralph Lauren jumped 400 percent year over year across Instagram and TikTok.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Feb. 2026
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The man hopped out of his minivan, ran toward an empty Wauwatosa police squad car and got in as officers tried to arrest him.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Stapleton’s blues-leaning song played as Pitt, who portrayed the character Sonny Hayes, hopped into the APXGP car.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Leaped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaped. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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