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as in to rush
to proceed or move quickly
when I tell you to do something, I expect you to jump
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as in advantage
the more favorable condition or position in a competition
get a jump on the competition by starting early
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Recent Examples of jump
Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Foreign governments have also jumped aboard, with India, the United Arab Emirates, and a nonprofit group linked to the Qatari government all paying for Crockett and her family to go on expensive trips abroad, according to congressional disclosures.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2025
Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The jump comes after the electric vehicle maker’s stock has dropped for nine consecutive weeks due to controversy surrounding CEO Elon Musk’s increasing political activities.
—Michele Luhn, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Auburn jumped from No. 33 to No. 6 nationally in KenPom’s adjusted defensive efficiency rankings in Steven’s first season in that role, and the Tigers sit at No. 12 entering Friday’s Sweet 16 game.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Foreign governments have also jumped aboard, with India, the United Arab Emirates, and a nonprofit group linked to the Qatari government all paying for Crockett and her family to go on expensive trips abroad, according to congressional disclosures.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2025
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Booker is someone who, based on his measurables, could be in line for a Year 2 jump, but the Bears need a better group of backups on the line.
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The jump comes after the electric vehicle maker’s stock has dropped for nine consecutive weeks due to controversy surrounding CEO Elon Musk’s increasing political activities.
—Michele Luhn, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jump
Verb
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Its biggest gain comes on the all-genre Billboard 200, where Greatest Hits leaps 16 spaces, improving from No. 93 to No. 77.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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My hair, previously a sort of pixie cut mullet with a middle part, has somehow leapt across my scalp in the night and settled into a side fringe.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
30 Mar. 2025
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Gellar chatted with Glamour about the advice her Dexter costar Michael C. Hall told her about returning to an iconic role, her one film her kids don’t find cringe, and her rules for re-creating 90s fashion.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
17 Mar. 2025
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And everyone would cringe at the thought of disappointing their colleagues.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
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Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts – who is the person with the ball in his hands and is being pushed from behind – has benefitted greatly from this play, with the majority of his 52 rushing touchdowns over the last four seasons coming from the tush push.—
Ben Morse and Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2025
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An unidentified male victim was rushed to Bridgeport Hospital around 6 p.m., according to News 12.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2025
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While Rita Ora and Jenny McCarthy guessed basketball legends Michael Jordan and Shaquille O’Neal, Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke went full throttle with a hip hop legend.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
2 Apr. 2025
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The hop from 8K to 4K just isn’t nearly as compelling as the jump from 1080p to 4K. That might change once streaming services announce movies and shows in 8K (or an 8K physical media standard), which could show more of a difference than tech demo footage, but for now, 8K remains a nonstarter.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And Osceola will continue to have homecourt advantage in the Finals against Stockton.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2025
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Those who embrace these technologies now will likely find themselves with a considerable advantage in the increasingly competitive digital landscape.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Then, their star sophomore went up for a rebound early in the second quarter and emerged from under the hoop wincing with pain, an image that inevitably conjured thoughts of the worst-case scenario.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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Everyone on the Duke sidelines held their collective breath as the star winced in pain.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The replacement crew's brand new SpaceX capsule still wasn't ready to fly, so SpaceX subbed it with a used one, hurrying things along by at least a few weeks.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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But once Friday night surge prices spike to unprecedented highs and he’s tasked between accepting more rides or hurrying over to the club for his duet with Janine, he’s caught between his trademark pragmatism and his newfound romance.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2025
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And on the state’s far eastern edge, Shelby County, the poorest of the three, took on 307 cases.—
Ilana Panich-Linsman,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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A day after declaring their intention to capture large swathes of the crowded enclave, Israeli forces pushed into the city on Gaza's southern edge which had served as a last refuge for people fleeing other areas for much of the war.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi and Mahmoud Issa,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jump. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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