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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
Ana Nicolaci Da Costa, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
The front office got creative, jumping through hurdles for meaningful, immediate updates.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2025
That does not happen as easily for long jump and triple jump, but neither require much space to host.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Verb
But French borrowing costs could jump if candidates from the extreme right or extreme left win the next presidential election, currently due in 2027, Kenningham said.
—Ana Nicolaci Da Costa, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
The front office got creative, jumping through hurdles for meaningful, immediate updates.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
That was followed by a shiny-happy coda, a significant time jump, and then the launch of a brand-new case involving a plot to assassinate the governor of California and/or POTUS.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2025
That does not happen as easily for long jump and triple jump, but neither require much space to host.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jump
Verb
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If the Quakes win and any of those three teams lose, San Jose will leap that team in the standings after accounting for tiebreakers.—
Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Grant was dazzlingly handsome, of course, but something else about him had leapt off the screen and captured her imagination.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In 2021, Cookie reminded her church friends to watch the Hulu show based on my book Dopesick, only to cringe at the gay storyline and multiple f‑bombs in the first episode.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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Snoop Dogg attempted a bit of the foreign tongue, but Niall Horan was right to cringe at his efforts.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Kim rushed home to find Kris lying on a stretcher with a neck brace.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Robinson rushed for 170 yards on 19 carries with an 81-yard touchdown that blew this game wide open in favor of the home team.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One of the more memorable in-person music standoffs starred hip hop collectives The LOX and Dipset at Madison Square Garden in August 2021.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
8 Oct. 2025
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Then, Edebiri is ready for a garden stroll and a hop into the water taxi that will ferry her to the birthday party of her dreams.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
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One major advantage of developing artificial intelligence in China lies in the availability of large, high-quality datasets, particularly coming from hospitals that are often willing to share medical information for research purposes.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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Who is looking strongest for these next three races/who has the advantage beyond just points standings?—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lina winces at the sound of Jaya munching on an apple, made worse by the static on the line.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
8 Oct. 2025
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Russell winced, remembering the backlash.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Duane heard the shooting and hurried around to help.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
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Below are the standout Crocs deals worth adding to your cart right now, but hurry before your shoe size sells out.—
Jenifer Calle,
Glamour,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Rainwater tends to accumulate at the road edges.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Oct. 2025
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Audi — never one to truly push hard into the proper luxury coupe market, but always working around its edges — has bowed out of the two-door market entirely.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jump. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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