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Recent Examples of leapfrog
This level of portability enabled a high degree of flexibility, which is needed because models have frequently leapfrogged each other in terms of accuracy or performance.
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Jason Andersen, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Miami is not yet mathematically eliminated with seven games remaining but needs to put a string of wins together to attempt to leapfrog N.C.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Then, amid rising public concern that an Ebola outbreak in Africa could leapfrog to the US, Elon Musk took his chainsaw to the most prominent US experts on the disease.
—Stephen Collinson, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
As Amazon worked to update Alexa, competitors leapfrogged it.
—Karen Weise, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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Jason Andersen, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Miami is not yet mathematically eliminated with seven games remaining but needs to put a string of wins together to attempt to leapfrog N.C.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Then, amid rising public concern that an Ebola outbreak in Africa could leapfrog to the US, Elon Musk took his chainsaw to the most prominent US experts on the disease.
—Stephen Collinson, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
As Amazon worked to update Alexa, competitors leapfrogged it.
—Karen Weise, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leapfrog
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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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DeAngelo evaded prosecution for years while committing a string of murders and rapes across the Golden State between 1974 and 1986, including two murders and nine kidnappings in Sacramento County alone.—
Lia Russell,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Mar. 2025
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No criticism about images today can evade the question of improbable scale.—
Emmanuel Iduma,
ARTnews.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Do yourself and skip buying fluffy, heavy beach towels during the Amazon Big Spring Sale event.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Mar. 2025
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Underestimating regulatory factors and skipping essential disclosures 6.—
Alex Kreger,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Soundproofing your apartment and crate-training your pup will help your dog bark less and avoid complaints from angry neighbors.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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And in the weeks leading up to the film’s release, Zegler has gamely promoted the film and avoided any obvious stumbles.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2025
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The stock jumped 22% to S$0.335 in Friday morning trading in Singapore, heading for its highest close since March 2018.—
Yessar Rosendar,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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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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In fact, research shows that beyond escaping poverty, additional wealth has little impact on long-term emotional well-being.—
Shane Enete,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Yolanda, who escaped across the border into Mexico later that day, was named a primary suspect.—
Stephen Sorace,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Dalton feels a pang when the hare bounds past the garden wall.—
Alexandra Alter,
New York Times,
23 Mar. 2025
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The city, which has bounded back after Hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2024, is more than its beautiful beach.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2025
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When Lockhart is mistaken for an actor after stumbling into a movie audition while eluding authorities in New York, he is sent to Los Angeles to study under Perry to prepare for another audition.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Garrett, who was paralyzed as a result of the crash, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, fleeing to elude high speed (serious bodily injury or death), battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting an officer with violence and criminal mischief.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Leapfrog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leapfrog. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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