leapfrogs

verb

Definition of leapfrogsnext
present tense third-person singular of leapfrog
1
as in leaps

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2
as in evades

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leapfrogs
  1. leaps
  2. avoids
  3. jumps
  4. escapes
  5. shakes
  6. flees
Verb
  • Greatest Hits also leaps on four other tallies.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Now, Epic Games has another target in its sights with Ballistic, a competitive first-person shooter mode that leaps into the genre that esports favorites Valorant and Counter-Strike have dominated for years.
    Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of leaps
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  • The historical fantasy series My Lady Jane offers an alternative scenario where Jane (Emily Bader) avoids that fate with the help of her eventual husband, Lord Guilford Dudley (Edward Bluemel), and humans who can take animal form known as Ethians.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Sporting Brembo brakes and KYB suspension, the LFS 700 also avoids the pitfall of utilizing the cheap components that most Chinese offerings are infamous for.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of avoids
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  • Though about a quarter of DNA exonerations involve a false confession, that percentage jumps to more than 34% for those who were under 18 when wrongfully convicted, and 69% for those with mental disabilities, according a 2022 analysis by the National Registry of Exonerations.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Speaking of the holiday that is just around the corner, recently released Bing Crosby compilation Ultimate Christmas jumps from Number Eight to Six with 65,000 units.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of jumps
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  • Bleeding and disoriented, Ian escapes the trunk and manages to accidentally throw himself off the side of the cliff, although even that doesn’t finish him off.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Hutter nearly escapes an attack from Orlok, which involves flinging himself from the mansion's second-story window into the rocky waters of the Black Sea.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of escapes
Verb
  • Dexter has a panicked, sickened feeling after seeing his first dead kid, and the whole experience shakes him to his core.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Looking around the restaurant patio at the Chateau Marmont, populated by folks famous and fame-adjacent, some whispering, others talking at a volume that seems less an invitation than a demand to eavesdrop, the filmmaker shakes his head and smiles.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of shakes
Verb
  • In this Danish Oscar-winner, Babette, a chef, flees violence in France and comes to work for two saintly sisters leading a flock of believers in 19th century Denmark.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Syrians take to the streets in jubilation as Bashar al Assad reportedly flees.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of flees
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leapfrogging

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