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as in to hop
to move with a light springing step the jogger happily loped along, just enjoying the fresh morning air

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lope

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noun

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Recent Examples of lope
Verb
With an outdoor fire pit, lake access, and plenty of space to lope; this would be a great retreat in any season. Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024 The music itself also has its own twists, from the questioning guitar line to the loping bass figure. Jim Farber, EW.com, 23 July 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 See all Example Sentences for lope 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lope
Verb
  • The shooter, who was wearing a mask, fled the scene on foot and later hopped on a bicycle into Central Park.
    Nik Popli, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The suspect then fled on foot to a back alley and then hopped on a bicycle in the direction of Central Park.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • There’s a little bit of a bounce to it that pushes against the TTC, a touch too cutie.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
  • If your hair is dry, brittle, or dull, use this to bring back that luster and bounce.
    Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Biden has so far followed precedent during the transition by inviting Trump − who broke norms four years ago by skipping Biden's inauguration − for a meeting last month at the White House.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The 2024 Short Course Championships was skipped by top-notch freestyle swimmers, including Katie Ledecky, providing Summer an opportunity to showcase her skills in the 25-meter pools.
    Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This groundbreaking achievement, developed at 's Santa Barbara lab, signals a significant leap in the race toward the future of computing.
    Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • But the figure was much slower than the 8.7 percent anticipated by economists in a Bloomberg survey and well down from the 12.7 percent leap in October, which was the strongest in more than two years.
    Peter Catterall, Fortune Asia, 10 Dec. 2024

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“Lope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lope. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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