loped

past tense of lope
as in hopped
to move with a light springing step the jogger happily loped along, just enjoying the fresh morning air

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Verb
  • 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
  • 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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  • Elephants moved silently in the distance, and a herd of impala bounded across the plain, skittish but unconcerned with us.
    Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The area is a rough triangle bounded by the 12th Street viaduct to the south, the Union Pacific Railroad tracks to the north, Santa Fe Street to the east and Liberty Street to the west.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • Ohtani walked against Juan Mejia before Freeman bounced a double over the head of Farmer at first base.
    Field Level Media, Reuters, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Or when the Dolphins started off the 2023 season 3-0 just to lose their final two games and subsequently get bounced by the Kansas City Chiefs in the wild card round.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Loped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loped. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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