lopes 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of lope
as in hops
to move with a light springing step the jogger happily loped along, just enjoying the fresh morning air

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lopes

2 of 2

noun

plural of lope

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Verb
  • Playing bass in his place is Rob Jost, while harpist Mikaela Davis hops on a few tracks for levity, too.
    Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
  • Pinkie’s German immigrant father Emil Clemens Horst built an empire around hops cultivation, including owning vast fields around Campus Commons and other Sacramento areas.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • The knob controls volume and can be clicked to pause and resume content (double- or triple-clicking skips and reverses songs, respectively).
    Brad Bourque, The Verge, 23 June 2026
  • And the fact that her records are all bangers and no skips helps.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • More pitches are available and the ball actually bounces fairly predictably on the artificial surface.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • To win the World Cup, a team needs luck—luck that the ball bounces its way and its key players don’t get injured.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • Over a century later, the Himalayan blackberry has spread far beyond the modest backyard bounds its importers envisioned, opting instead to take over indiscriminately and displace the native trailing blackberry (Rubus ursinus) in the process.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2026
  • Oprah Winfrey bounds into view in a white dress.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 9 June 2026
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“Lopes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lopes. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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