as in to jump
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air
the outfielder leaped into the air to catch the ball before it went over the fence
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Hugh Son, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2024
When Dossena made the leap to the helm of Rabanne in 2014, Ghesquière offered counsel.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2024
Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024
That threat persisted into the 1990s and leaped to the top of the queue after the 9/11 attacks.
—Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
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Noun
The third is a larger leap that would unlock far greater productivity gains, which is when generative AI is powerful enough to operate as autonomous agents that perform complex multistep tasks.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2024
When Dossena made the leap to the helm of Rabanne in 2014, Ghesquière offered counsel.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2024
Verb
Minutes later, Chiles was first to notice the judges’ decision – leaping up and down as a stunned Landi gaped at the leaderboard.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024
That threat persisted into the 1990s and leaped to the top of the queue after the 9/11 attacks.
—Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Leap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leap. Accessed 8 Sep. 2024.
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