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Recent Examples of leapfrog
He was backed up on Thursday by Ivan Fedotov, who seems to have leapfrogged Aleksei Kolosov for the No. 2 position.
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Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
This has already had a knock-on effect on the 30-year mortgage rate in the United States, which reached a six-month high this week and also leapfrogged the rate during the same stretch one year ago.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Given the fact that the SEC dominates the college football ratings, experts CNBC spoke with believe the conference will leapfrog the Big Ten with the richest television deal when its current agreement expires in 2033-34.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
But due to earlier losses to Alabama and Mississippi, who are ranked ahead of the Gamecocks and similarly idle this weekend, there isn’t a path to leapfrog them into the playoff.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
This has already had a knock-on effect on the 30-year mortgage rate in the United States, which reached a six-month high this week and also leapfrogged the rate during the same stretch one year ago.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Given the fact that the SEC dominates the college football ratings, experts CNBC spoke with believe the conference will leapfrog the Big Ten with the richest television deal when its current agreement expires in 2033-34.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
But due to earlier losses to Alabama and Mississippi, who are ranked ahead of the Gamecocks and similarly idle this weekend, there isn’t a path to leapfrog them into the playoff.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leapfrog
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The Uruguayan hasn’t scored in the top-flight since November but Slot leapt to his defence.—
James Pearce,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Investments in new factories and manufacturing equipment leaped 9.2 percent last year as companies added capacity for exports.—
Keith Bradsher,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Coffee badgers are often turned in by co-workers who resent having to comply with office attendance directives while others evade them, Nickson said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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The driver, identified as 43-year-old Nana Oppong-Bonsu of East Hartford, was arrested and charged with evading responsibility.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Fears of mass deportations have worried some of the area’s roughly 400,000 immigrants in the country without legal permission, prompting many to skip work and keep their children out of school.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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Buyers can also skip the optional pop-top all-together and keep the van a two-sleeper.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Jan. 2025
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Also, avoid flying on Sundays and Mondays, which tend to be the most expensive due to weekend trips and business travelers, according to 2024 data from flight app Hopper.—
Amelia Edelman,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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And no one still with this organization will avoid the sting of Rantanen’s being traded.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Sometimes, Sara would jump into the sandbox to play with the shovels herself.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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Boy restrained, secluded dozens of times On an August afternoon, in the backyard outside his house in Emmett, 9-year-old Cash jumped up and down on the trampoline with his brother.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Jan. 2025
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The foxes are a legacy of the 2006 war between Lebanon's Hezbollah militia and Israel, when the animals moved down to the coast to escape fighting in the hills.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
22 Jan. 2025
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At the time, the German marque was based in Gmünd, Austria, having left Stuttgart to escape the Allied troops who were on their way to defeat Hitler.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The order affects the area bounded by Balboa to the east, Tampa to the west, Sesnon to the south, and Sunshine Canyon Road to the north.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for an area bounded by Laurel Canyon Boulevard on the west, Mulholland Drive on the north, the 101 Freeway on the east and Hollywood Boulevard on the south.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2025
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Much of what lies far below our feet still eludes us.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
Ars Technica,
20 Jan. 2025
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Carter charged toward Stafford, who had no chance to elude him.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Leapfrog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leapfrog. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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