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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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Leitch started as a stunt performer and coordinator before making the leap to directing, as well as founding his 87North Productions banner with Kelly McCormick.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
Tobias Burns, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
That includes two separate days in the middle of the 2007-2009 bear market when the S&P 500 surged roughly 11%, as well as leaps greater than 9% during and shortly after the monthlong bear market in 2020.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
That is exactly what this first leap into the horror genre for the filmmaker behind Black Panther and Creed has delivered.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Leitch started as a stunt performer and coordinator before making the leap to directing, as well as founding his 87North Productions banner with Kelly McCormick.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
Year-ahead inflation expectation also leapt to 6.7 percent in April from 5 percent in the University of Michigan’s bench consumer sentiment survey, released Friday.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
That includes two separate days in the middle of the 2007-2009 bear market when the S&P 500 surged roughly 11%, as well as leaps greater than 9% during and shortly after the monthlong bear market in 2020.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Leap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leap. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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