leapfrog

verb

Definition of leapfrognext
1
as in to leap

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2
as in to evade

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Recent Examples of leapfrog Yet the moment the Magic begin to rise, Miami pulls off the Giannis trade and appears ready to leapfrog them again. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2026 But when De Zerbi took over, and Vicario required hernia surgery, Kinsky became first choice for the run-in and produced a series of impressive performances to help Spurs leapfrog West Ham United to stay in the Premier League. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 24 June 2026 Three of those shows are NBC shows — SNL, The Tonight Show, and Late Night — which puts The Traitors in the position of trying to leapfrog three fellow series from under the NBC Universal umbrella. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 20 June 2026 That company could motor to file and try to leapfrog Anthropic this summer. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for leapfrog
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leapfrog
  1. leap
  2. evade
  3. skip
  4. avoid
  5. jump
  6. escape
  7. bound
  8. elude
Verb
  • When Jackson asked if anybody wanted to get a photo in the field, Willis was the only one to leap out of the trolley.
    — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
  • Then, two batters later, reliever Kyle Hurt threw a four-seam fastball down the middle of the plate, and Machado rocketed the pitch to the center field wall beyond the grasp of a leaping Pages.
    — Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of leap
Verb
  • Charges include one felony count each for evading a peace officer and evading an officer while driving the wrong way.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • After evading suspicion for years, in part because of her disarming, matronly demeanor, Puente was ultimately arrested.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 July 2026
Definition of evade
Verb
  • Maison Margiela is also skipping the schedule, after last showing couture in July 2025, when creative director Glenn Martens presented his debut for the house.
    — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 6 July 2026
  • The Dodgers, however, could still decide to have Ohtani skip his last pitching start before the All-Star break.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of skip
Verb
  • After Betts’ single allowed the Dodgers to take the lead, Tanner Scott (13) shut down the Rockies with back-to-back strikeouts, avoiding the team’s eighth series loss of the season.
    — Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Refrain from entering water that might carry an electric current and avoid walking through floodwaters.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
Definition of avoid
Verb
  • How to choose vibration plates and get started Don’t jump into anything new all at once, but gradually.
    — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • The driver hits Leatherface in the head with a wrench, incapacitating him long enough for the driver to run away and Sally to jump into the cab of a passing pickup truck.
    — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026
Definition of jump
Verb
  • New research, however, suggests our planet has a better chance of escaping that fiery end than previously thought.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 8 July 2026
  • But Márquez escaped when Nolan Arenado lined a ball up the middle that second baseman Sung-Mun Song caught and ran to step on the bag for a double play.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
Definition of escape
Verb
  • Their territory is just south of the Eisenhower Expressway, roughly bounded by Cicero, Fifth, Lexington and Kostner.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
  • Portland, Oregon’s William / Kaven Architecture was asked to design a house for a narrow in-city lot bounded by streets on two sides.
    — Fred Albert, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of bound
Verb
  • If the ball eluded Schmitt, Colorado would score, at the minimum, two more runs.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
  • William Huerta, 41, was charged with one felony count of fleeing and attempting to elude officers.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 2 July 2026
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