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Recent Examples of lope
Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Super speedy folks may need to make a few adjustments, and yep, using one might require a bit more mental toughness than loping through a scenic park or by a waterfront vista.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024
Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023
Reum, a boyish and buoyant Midwesterner in navy sweats, lopes into the room to check on his wife.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2023
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Verb
The little truck can launch off the line after chirping all four tires, but also cruises comfortably thanks to smooth transmission shift points that keep the engine at a low, loping idle.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Super speedy folks may need to make a few adjustments, and yep, using one might require a bit more mental toughness than loping through a scenic park or by a waterfront vista.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
The pop mélange builds to a lope then decelerates for the chorus, all while retaining enormous swagger.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023
Reum, a boyish and buoyant Midwesterner in navy sweats, lopes into the room to check on his wife.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lope
Verb
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This prevents the disease from hopping to other communities, Offit explains.—
Ripley Cleghorn,
Scientific American,
20 Mar. 2025
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With the Rangers’ loss, the Canadiens, who have two games in hand, hopped into the second wild-card spot.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The decline would look even worse — if not for a bounce in recent sessions.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
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The element of luck in the draft selection process often provides a conundrum to NBA executives, who are terrified of taking a major swing only to have their future determined by an unlucky bounce of a ping-pong ball.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Lawyers are telling immigrants to prepare Lawyers cannot advise clients to simply skip the meetings, which would lead to deportation orders.—
Sophia Tareen,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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Just skip the first step and use rotisserie chicken instead.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Pop-Up Stores Bring Retail Theater To Life Before taking the leap and opening permanent store locations, relatively young brands ill organize pop-ups for a limited amount of time to cement customer interaction.—
Clara Ludmir,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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George's tenure at TSU is in line with a trend of NFL greats taking on head coaching jobs at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), before making the leap to a school that competes at the FBS level.—
Chantz Martin,
Fox News,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Lope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lope. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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