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Recent Examples of lope
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
19 Jan. 2026
One likes to imagine Paleo Dad loping across the savannah in hot pursuit of a wooly mammoth.
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Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
Joshua Kosman,
San Francisco Chronicle,
15 Nov. 2025
The tall West Virginian, though noted for an occasional dubious story, can trail a gnat through a ticker-tape parade at a dead lope.
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Jim Moore,
Outdoor Life,
8 Oct. 2025
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Verb
With the enthusiastic Sun loping into your 9th House of Mental Expansion, curiosity is about to become your best guide.
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Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
19 Jan. 2026
One likes to imagine Paleo Dad loping across the savannah in hot pursuit of a wooly mammoth.
—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
There are dancers and puppets, including six life-size celestial horses who suddenly gain their freedom and lope off across the clouds to celebrate.
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Joshua Kosman,
San Francisco Chronicle,
15 Nov. 2025
The tall West Virginian, though noted for an occasional dubious story, can trail a gnat through a ticker-tape parade at a dead lope.
—
Jim Moore,
Outdoor Life,
8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lope
Verb
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The popular actor hopped on X early Friday morning to hype up Americans ahead of the celebrations starting tonight and rolling into the weekend.
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Porsche inadvertently kicked off the trend with the Cayenne, Lamborghini followed later with the Urus, and even Ferrari hopped aboard the bandwagon with the Purosangue.
Noun
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The rookie lived off the pick-and-roll and made quick decisions off the bounce.
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Tarasenko was a great buy-low option in last June’s trade, netting 23 goals for Minnesota in a bounce-back season.
Verb
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Although Kel’s parents skip the opening night of his play, still in disapproval of his acting career, three of his students attend, leaving him touched.
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Open a window, replace the HVAC filter and skip the haul of seasonal sprays.
Noun
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Apple is preparing a massive leap in display technology for its future iPad Pro and Mac line-ups.
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While there were two last-place finishers in 2024 who made the leap atop their divisions in 2025, there were still five fourth-place finishers from 2024 that ended up in the same spot at the end of the 2025 season.
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“Lope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lope. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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