leapfrogs

verb

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

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as in evades

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leapfrogs
  1. leaps
  2. avoids
  3. jumps
  4. escapes
  5. shakes
Verb
  • Giant leaps forward have been made in cardiac devices, electrosurgical instruments and even nanobots.
    Jim Pursley, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The cavern caves in between them as the old king leaps to his doom.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of leaps
Verb
  • If Musk and Ramsawamy’s group avoids recommending ways to slash benefit programs such as Social Security and spending on the military, that could mean cuts of more than 80% across domestic programs, including food inspections and infrastructure repairs.
    William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
  • This also avoids a brightness instability problem that can afflict the TV’s Standard mode, where the image suffers distracting brightness ‘jumps’ or ‘drops’ when an HDR image cuts abruptly between bright and dark shots.
    John Archer, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of avoids
Verb
  • But then on Sunday afternoon, Mercury jumps the fence from airy Libra to icy Scorpio.
    Jennifer Culp, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Mercury does not approve of friendly overtures and starts a fight with Pluto, but then Mercury up and jumps from Libra to Scorpio and the argument becomes moot.
    Jennifer Culp, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of jumps
Verb
  • Galadriel escapes Sauron by jumping off a cliff into water, but the crown leaves her with a spiritual wound that Elrond (Robert Aramayo) and Gil-galad (Benjamin Walker) must heal after the elves lose the battle of Eregion.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
  • As Rimbaud explored and broke with traditional forms of poetry, the movie likewise escapes the confines of a biopic.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of escapes
Verb
  • The Sphere’s over-the-top technological capabilities, including responsive seating that shakes to match the sound system, has a relatively small seating capacity of some 17,000.
    Lisette Voytko-Best, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The woman buys it, engages, and shakes Ardayfio’s hand.
    John Koetsier, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of shakes
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