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Recent Examples of leapfrog
Fares Chaibi scored one goal and set up the other for Eintracht Frankfurt to beat Freiburg 2-0 and leapfrog the visitors into seventh place.
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ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
On the other hand, the technology could be used positively to help poor countries leapfrog older development pathways.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
The Middle East has an opportunity to leapfrog others and become a leading tech hub, with numerous advantages other geographies can only dream of.
—Judah Taub, semafor.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Those wins, combined with a Spurs loss in Oklahoma City this week, allowed the Nuggets to leapfrog back into second place halfway through.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
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ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
On the other hand, the technology could be used positively to help poor countries leapfrog older development pathways.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
The Middle East has an opportunity to leapfrog others and become a leading tech hub, with numerous advantages other geographies can only dream of.
—Judah Taub, semafor.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Those wins, combined with a Spurs loss in Oklahoma City this week, allowed the Nuggets to leapfrog back into second place halfway through.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leapfrog
Verb
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Consider the squirrel outside your window, leaping branch to branch, adjusting mid-flight for wind and flex.—
Nicole Fraenkel,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Williams is a question after missing the Barcelona test and not particularly leaping out during Bahrain testing.—
The Athletic,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Deputies tried to pull the driver over, but the driver instead chose to flee, and during the chase, the driver allegedly turned his headlights off to try and evade deputies, the sheriff's office said.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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About half of China’s oil imports must traverse the strait, and 90% of Iran’s oil supply ends up in China, often via third countries to evade sanctions.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
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By and large, boy kibble skips variety, without incorporating any veggies or sauce.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
10 Mar. 2026
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Breakout voice skips the commentary Parnas, who describes himself as an independent reporter, had a breakout year in 2025.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Set up gentle boundaries during family talks to avoid old loops.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The best approach is simply to avoid the area until cleanup is actually possible.—
Katie Strasberg Rousso,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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In California, annual sales of new light-duty zero-emission vehicles jumped 43% in 2022, according to the state’s Energy Commission.—
Blanca Begert,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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At the start of the war, many analysts had expected prices to jump this high, but most also assumed the key passageway would re-open relatively quickly, keeping the surge in prices relatively contained.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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With Sunday marking the start of a four-game homestand that includes matchups against the Wizards on Tuesday, Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday and Orlando Magic on Saturday, this is an important week for the Heat to take advantage of in its push to escape the NBA’s play-in tournament.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Unlike that unfortunate royal, however, the hoard of coins successfully escaped capture; Anastasia, in reality, did not.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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In the background there are grazing topi, bounding Thomson's gazelles, and, far in the distance, a snoozing pride of lions.—
Tom Vanderbilt,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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Area bounded roughly by Carroll Avenue to the south, Grand Avenue to the north, Franklin Street to the west and Wabash Avenue to the east.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Willa eludes Lockjaw's goons with the help of Deandra (Regina Hall), a French 75 member, and finds refuge with the Sisters of the Brave Beaver, a convent of sympathetic (if exhausted) nuns.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Mar. 2026
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Online, every day, we are inundated with evidence of emergencies, crimes, and conspiracies that seem to elude comprehension.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Leapfrog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leapfrog. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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