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Recent Examples of leapfrog
Those wins, combined with a Spurs loss in Oklahoma City this week, allowed the Nuggets to leapfrog back into second place halfway through.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
Again and again, inventors and entrepreneurs leapfrog their competitors, with each technological advance extending the ladder further upward, spurring economic growth in the process.
—David J. Kappos, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
The Dolphins could leapfrog the Saints if Miami loses out and New Orleans wins at Tennessee or at Atlanta and if the Dolphins maintain their narrow lead in strength of schedule.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
Did Amazon Web Services just leapfrog Alphabet 's Google Cloud and Microsoft's Azure with its innovations for business-to-business and the gravitation from on-premise to the cloud?
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
Again and again, inventors and entrepreneurs leapfrog their competitors, with each technological advance extending the ladder further upward, spurring economic growth in the process.
—David J. Kappos, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
The Dolphins could leapfrog the Saints if Miami loses out and New Orleans wins at Tennessee or at Atlanta and if the Dolphins maintain their narrow lead in strength of schedule.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
Did Amazon Web Services just leapfrog Alphabet 's Google Cloud and Microsoft's Azure with its innovations for business-to-business and the gravitation from on-premise to the cloud?
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leapfrog
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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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There was no immediate confirmation that Iranian missiles had managed to evade its defense systems to strike the ship on Sunday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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The remaining charges included unlawful carrying of a weapon, theft, evading arrest, burglary, fraud and unauthorized use of a vehicle.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
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The Rotate data indicated that the Middle Eastern conflict had forced carriers to reroute their freighters to different stops worldwide, or skip them altogether.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Mar. 2026
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Avoid skipping meals, which can slow your metabolism and lead to overeating later.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois,
Health,
3 Mar. 2026
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Everyone’s hearts are closer to the surface than usual, so being tolerant of one another’s idiosyncrasies could be necessary to avoid strife.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Mar. 2026
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Critics believed that greater transparency would have helped the union avoid the missteps that led to the selection of Howell, who endured multiple controversies during his 34-year executive career with Booz Allen.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Brent futures, the global oil benchmark, jumped another 6% to $82 a barrel, per FactSet data.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Don’t jump to conclusions — not about yourself nor anyone else.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Mar. 2026
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Take a break from mundane tasks and escape into your own world, where you will not be bothered.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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Of over 17,000 payloads launched into space, only six will escape the Solar System’s gravity.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
2 Mar. 2026
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Over six feet tall and skinny, with a mass of reddish curls, Fleming leaps and bounds across stage while delivering riffs on the bitmoji skills of baby boomers, ballads dedicated to deceased chain craft store Joann’s Fabrics, and Celine Dion’s gamer sons.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2026
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The planning area is bounded by Interstate 5 on the east, the city of Del Mar to the west, the city of Solana Beach to the north, and the University community to the south.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Hamilton is still searching for the record-breaking eighth championship that has eluded him for five years.—
Sahil Kapur,
NBC news,
4 Mar. 2026
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Nedeljkovic’s biggest save may have come on a Sharks third-period power play, as Barron came in alone and eluded a poke check from the San Jose goalie.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Leapfrog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leapfrog. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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