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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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Morales leaped in the air and got hugged by his teammates.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Nearby, 15-year-old Aguara leapt through the air, clearing an obstacle course while imitating the precise movements of a Belgian breed dog.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 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
Verb
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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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On February 13th, Grace Van Patten and Jackson White and Grace Gummer and Mark Ronson watched Veronica Leoni’s Calvin Klein Collection come down the runway, while Rebecca Hall and Morgan Spector bounded between Fforme and Kallmeyer.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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Photos shared by the department show a silvery gray fox bounding majestically across a white snowy plain beneath towering, sunlit alpine peaks.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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After being limited to 31 starts over his last three Red Sox seasons, the veteran southpaw finally achieved the comeback season that had eluded him for nearly half a decade.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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This year the Golden Lions are 28-0, one of only two undefeated teams in the state, and will try to grasp the one thing that’s eluded them — a GHSA state basketball championship.—
Stan Awtrey,
AJC.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Leapfrog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leapfrog. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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