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Recent Examples of lope
Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024
One Great Pyrenees lopes over to say hello while another looks out from behind greenery flanking the porch’s Whiteselle Corsicana brick steps.
—Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 26 Nov. 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
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
One Great Pyrenees lopes over to say hello while another looks out from behind greenery flanking the porch’s Whiteselle Corsicana brick steps.
—Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 26 Nov. 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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To reach it, plan to hike the 1.5-mile River Trail loop or hop in a kayak.—
Korrin Bishop,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2025
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In 2020, when the pandemic began, Elaine and Arthur hopped on a video call with another couple to ask each other their 36 questions.—
Sofía Sanchez,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Besides the luck of the bounce, Lott was quick to bring up the health of the players — as was Montana.—
Schuyler Dixon,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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The bounce in Novo Nordisk’s shares on Wednesday was encouraging.—
Christina Cheddar Berk,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Trail Blazers were going to trade Ayton at the trade deadline, opening up the yellow brick road for Clingan to skip his way to fantasy wizardry merrily, yeah?—
Stan Son,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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While Colin Jost noted that there probably was time, Murray moved right along, skipping Colin Jost entirely and putting his brother Brian Doyle-Murray in the top spot.—
Melissa Locker,
TIME,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Yost will help decide which players are ready to make the leap to the majors.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
14 Feb. 2025
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Previously such devices couldn't get much bigger than a centimeter or so (about a half inch), so an 18 cm-long hand is quite a leap forward.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Lope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lope. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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