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Recent Examples of lope
Cj Moore, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Then the tamarin departed, loping through the leaves.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Molly Ball, Time, 20 July 2023
The pop mélange builds to a lope then decelerates for the chorus, all while retaining enormous swagger.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023
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Verb
How much of the floor could his team cover if no one ever loped back on defense and gave the other team space to breathe?
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Then the tamarin departed, loping through the leaves.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
Recounting this memory at the house in Braddock, Fetterman pauses our conversation and lopes back to the bedroom to retrieve the Post-its.
—Molly Ball, Time, 20 July 2023
The pop mélange builds to a lope then decelerates for the chorus, all while retaining enormous swagger.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lope
Verb
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Families can explore vibrant coral reefs, check out Wahoo Bay (a marine conservation area), or hop on a glass-bottom boat tour to spot colorful fish without even getting wet.—
Rita Wells,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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From applying lotion to keep your skin moisturized to hopping into a bath, speeding up the sunburn healing process is possible with a few tips and tricks.—
Amber Rambharose,
Glamour,
12 June 2025
Noun
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On websites, this can be reflected through repeat visits, organic referral traffic, average time on page, scroll depth, bounce rates and keyword position tracking.—
Andrea Aker,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Now, McVay must be smelling a second Super Bowl victory is possible if his team gets a few favorable bounces.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2025
Verb
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And while hot tubs and saunas seem like innocent relaxation, those with uncontrolled heart conditions should skip the heat.—
Novant Health,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2025
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While Sovereignty skipped the Triple Crown's middle jewel, the bay colt wasn't completely out of the news.—
Alex Sundby
June 6,
CBS News,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Reputation Rockets Into the Top Five On the Billboard 200 — the only chart where Reputation doesn’t need to reappear — the album manages a huge leap from No. 78 to No. 5.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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This could be the year Love makes the leap into becoming one of the premier signal callers the NFL has to offer, and there should be no better way to prove that than by taking down his mentor.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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“Lope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lope. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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