leap at

phrasal verb

leaped at or leapt at; leaping at; leaps at
: to eagerly take (a chance, opportunity, etc.)
She leaped at the offer of a better job.

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Gregory will be raising money by making that frigid leap at the 2025 Kansas City Polar Plunge. Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2025 These skydiving seniors are taking their golden years one 12,500-foot leap at a time. Charley Locke Randy Forbes, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024 MacDonald and her husband, Gary MacDonald, leapt at the chance to check it out. Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 So anybody that has an opportunity to work with him in any category, just leap at it. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for leap at

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“Leap at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leap%20at. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.

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