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Definition of lopenext
as in to hop
to move with a light springing step the jogger happily loped along, just enjoying the fresh morning air

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noun

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Recent Examples of lope
Verb
Perry has been loping around the world on this tour for four months. Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025 Sporting a military-style hooded jacket and baseball cap, Eminem joined Jelly Roll in loping down a ramp that led to the middle of the stadium floor, mugging for each other and for the video camera. Gary Graff, Billboard, 19 May 2025
Noun
The latter has an easy lope made menacing by a cartoon-alien zap answered by other machines that caw like birds. Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2025 There is also more than a bit of repetition — scenes played in different settings, with different energies, props and clues, but making more or less the same point, even as the series lopes bit by bit toward a conclusion. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for lope
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lope
Verb
  • The Twins’ center fielder immediately dropped his bat, hopped up and down and walked straight off the field and into the tunnel leading to the clubhouse.
    Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Following the game, Tidwell and Susac both hopped in laundry carts in the Giants’ clubhouse and were showered with beer by their teammates to celebrate their respective milestones.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Heat players and coaches pointed to a spirited locker room at halftime as one of the reasons for Monday’s bounce-back victory.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Smith, 35, is looking for a bounce-back year with the Jets after two back-to-back years with the Seahawks and then the Raiders last season.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Walsh also recommended offering more flexibility in work schedules so employees can skip the gas-guzzling gridlock of peak commute hours.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Be wary of the temptation to skip steps along the way or assume people will just get it.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The leap up to federal policy marks a new chapter in the group's evolution, said Maurice Cunningham, a former political science professor at the University of Massachusetts-Boston who tracks the organization and its relationships.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Artemis, by contrast, aims to establish a base near the lunar south pole, building knowledge and skills that will help humanity make the next giant leap — to Mars.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2026

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“Lope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lope. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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