leap at
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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Brown, who is 6-foot-1, 226 pounds, and posted a 36 1/2-inch vertical leap at his scouting combine, gives the Patriots a big-bodied target in the red zone.
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Chad Graff, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Johnson’s next at-bat sprang nightmares of Friday’s ninth-inning winner as his towering fly ball kept carrying in right field, but this time Phoenix Call leaped at the wall to snag it.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 1 June 2026
Farris got a strikeout, and then Siri robbed Taylor Walls of a grand slam with a leap at the short left field fence.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 31 May 2026
Rosado says the Saginaw, Michigan, couple has sticker shot from price leaps at the pump.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
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Chad Graff, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Johnson’s next at-bat sprang nightmares of Friday’s ninth-inning winner as his towering fly ball kept carrying in right field, but this time Phoenix Call leaped at the wall to snag it.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 1 June 2026
Farris got a strikeout, and then Siri robbed Taylor Walls of a grand slam with a leap at the short left field fence.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 31 May 2026
Rosado says the Saginaw, Michigan, couple has sticker shot from price leaps at the pump.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Leap at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leap%20at. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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