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or leapt
as in jumped
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air
the outfielder leaped into the air to catch the ball before it went over the fence
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Recent Examples of leaped
Woolen leaped to snag the ball but faded backward while doing so.
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Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Somehow, Tonges stepped in front of Woolen, leaped into the air and snagged the football for the game-winning score.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Members of the audience reportedly leapt to defend the young boy, informing the Marlins staff what had happened to ensure the boy got his ball.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Running full speed and without breaking stride, the Red Sox center fielder took one glance at the wall, leapt up and dug his cleat into the cushion to give himself an extra boost.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Facing fourth down and three yards from the end zone, quarterback Mylez Davis threw a high jump pass, and Preston Stone leaped for the catch.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
James Bond is a pop culture juggernaut, the world-famous spy who leapt from the pages of Ian Fleming's novels to dominate Hollywood for more than 60 years.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
The three of us leaped from the monsoonmobile as soon as Olbinski put it into park, rushing to the wall overlooking the tarmac and the haboob closing in on us.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Byron and the employee quickly leapt out of frame, but the incident became a viral sensation and led to Byron’s resignation.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Somehow, Tonges stepped in front of Woolen, leaped into the air and snagged the football for the game-winning score.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Members of the audience reportedly leapt to defend the young boy, informing the Marlins staff what had happened to ensure the boy got his ball.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Running full speed and without breaking stride, the Red Sox center fielder took one glance at the wall, leapt up and dug his cleat into the cushion to give himself an extra boost.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Facing fourth down and three yards from the end zone, quarterback Mylez Davis threw a high jump pass, and Preston Stone leaped for the catch.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
James Bond is a pop culture juggernaut, the world-famous spy who leapt from the pages of Ian Fleming's novels to dominate Hollywood for more than 60 years.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
The three of us leaped from the monsoonmobile as soon as Olbinski put it into park, rushing to the wall overlooking the tarmac and the haboob closing in on us.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Byron and the employee quickly leapt out of frame, but the incident became a viral sensation and led to Byron’s resignation.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaped
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Over the same time period, the S&P 500 jumped 20%.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Jungwirth pulled out a gun, jumped over the counter and pointed the gun at the 38-year-old clerk.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
10 Sep. 2025
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McKean, whose many other roles include Charles McGill on Better Call Saul and a recent Broadway stint in a Glengarry Glen Ross revival, recently hopped on a Zoom to talk four decades of Spinal Tap.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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So Banfield hopped out of the cab and started running, making calls on a Motorola flip phone that kept losing signal.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Leaped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaped. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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