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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
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When forward Xavier Booker blocked a lay-in in the first half, Dent leaped out of bounds to save it and launched it backwards over his head, somehow directly to another teammate.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Twice, when Meredith ordered ‘Two steps stage left’ and Geoffrey moved to the right, Meredith came bounding down the centre aisle shouting ‘Left, left, ducky’ and leapt onto the apron to seize him by the shoulders and shove him into place.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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Israel's military says Iran is firing cluster bombs that can evade some air defenses and scatter submunitions across multiple locations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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The driver, 21-year-old Joel Gandarilla, was hospitalized and faces a charge of evading detention with a vehicle, according to the Police Department’s online arrest records.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Mar. 2026
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Penn also skipped the Academy Award ceremony despite being a nominee in 1996, 2000 and 2002.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Staff encourage guests to skip novelty drinks in favor of classic Irish flavors.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Heat, which has needed to qualify for the playoffs through the NBA’s play-in tournament in each of the last three seasons, needs to finish among the East’s top six teams to clinch a playoff spot and avoid the play-in tournament.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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The two sides are meeting for a fifth consecutive day Saturday in hopes of getting a CBA finished in a timely fashion to avoid any potential delays to the upcoming WNBA season.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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People reported victims jumping from the upper floor as the fire raged.—
Joanna Moriello,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Impatience or frustration could jump out.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Griffin Jax tossed a perfect sixth before David Bednar escaped a seventh-inning jam with two on and one out by striking out Tatis and Marte.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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The mother is a Filipina former model, who moved to New York—partly to escape the judgment of her parents in Manila—and raised her daughter (with the help of her sister) as a single woman.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Living in a continent-sized nation bounded by two vast oceans allows for that dangerous self-deception.—
Chuck DeVore,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Noah’s technical ability on snare drum is leaps and bounds ahead of other students his age, and his consistently excellent drumming anchors our drumline’s sound.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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His return to Spanish-language cinema is a prime contender for a Cannes competition slot, and opportunity to win the Palme d’Or that has eluded him in six previous attempts.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
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Cole, diagnosed with autism and OCD, confessed to the FBI after eluding authorities for more than four years before his December arrest.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Leapfrog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leapfrog. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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