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as in ballistic
feeling or showing anger
when he saw what I'd done to his car, the other driver was hopping
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2
as in buzzing
marked by much life, movement, or activity
by the time we arrived at the club, the place was hopping
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as in engaged
involved in often constant activity
caring for six kids always keeps them hopping
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as in bouncing
to move with a light springing step
a rabbit hopped across the frozen grass
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as in jumping
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air
the frog hopped back into the pond the bus stopped, a lone passenger hopped on, and the driver continued on his way
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Recent Examples of hopping
Laura Johnston, cleveland, 14 Mar. 2022
But the hoppingest place to be is the locals-favorite The Mangy Moose, a cavernous, packed, two-level, two-bar building hung with license plates and a huge, well, ragged taxidermied moose.
—Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2018
The Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport will be a hopping place this coming weekend and next for Christmas and New Year's Day.
—Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 20 Dec. 2017
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The town is home to nearly 10,000 year-round residents and millions of tourists, with a hopping, walkable apres scene and hotels and condos that neighbor cultural amenities, like the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 14 Mar. 2022
But the hoppingest place to be is the locals-favorite The Mangy Moose, a cavernous, packed, two-level, two-bar building hung with license plates and a huge, well, ragged taxidermied moose.
—Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2018
The Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport will be a hopping place this coming weekend and next for Christmas and New Year's Day.
—Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 20 Dec. 2017
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The weapon will now undergo ballistic testing, New York Police Department Chief Joseph Kenny said on Monday.Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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After Israel bombed an Iranian consulate building in Syria in April, Iran launched its unprecedented direct attack, firing more than 350 ballistic and cruise missiles and drones straight at its enemy.Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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Now in their 30s, Bieber is married to model Hailey Bieber, and Gomez recently became engaged to music producer Benny Blanco.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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According to the report, women are the most engaged TV audience.Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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The event is pageantry and patriotism with a revelry of cadets and midshipmen bouncing and cheering for their branch.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Bronte was bouncing between Saltburn and our Muskoka set, but Tom and Margo were on set and right in the middle of it.Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2024
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Digitalization in the scrap business isn’t about jumping into all the latest tools.Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Flames were reported on both sides of Pacific Coast Highway, with the fire jumping the road in at least two locations — the area around Malibu Pier and around Malibu Road and Webb Way, just next to Malibu Colony Plaza, where a Ralphs supermarket is located, according to the city.Pat Saperstein, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
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Idiot glee is a kind of sheer joy at the mad fact of the world.Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Dec. 2024
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But neither doctors nor group therapy can see beyond a confused and maybe slightly mad person.Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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After a slow and frustrating start to the week missing out on Juan Soto and Fried, the Red Sox were busy on Wednesday.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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The park has been gradually reopening since July 2022, and weekends are busy enough that rangers urge visitors to make parking reservations at least a day ahead (details below).Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Some 20 years later, another Times writer, sounding like an anti-DEI whiner, wrote approvingly about diligent Indians grateful for free schooling and medical services, and disapprovingly about the Indians who weren’t.Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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Guinness is specific and diligent with its instructions.Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
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Kimmy towels off, changes into shorts and a long-sleeve shirt, and before long is bounding into the thickets on the south side of the lake, following an overgrown trail.Kate Siber, Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2024
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Kimmy towels off, changes into shorts and a long-sleeve shirt, and before long is bounding into the thickets on the south side of the lake, following an overgrown trail.Kate Siber, Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Hopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hopping. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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