lopes 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of lope
as in hops
to move with a light springing step the jogger happily loped along, just enjoying the fresh morning air

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lopes

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noun

plural of lope

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Verb
  • But the Royals and Guardians play each other this week, which muddles up the math a little bit (especially if Kansas City wins the series and hops the Guardians for second place).
    Christian Romo, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In the gondola on the way back down the mountain to Telluride, Cannes Film Festival topper Thierry Frémaux hops on at the halfway station.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • During Sunday night’s match-up between the Baltimore Ravens and the Buffalo Bills, NBC revealed a new promo touting its coming coverage of the NBA, which bounces up in late October as part of a new 11-year rights deal struck between the basketball league and NBCUniversal.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
  • His 3-year-old grandson, Aaron Jennings, climbs the opposite chair and bounces on its spongy base, giggling.
    Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Spotify has yet to confirm whether it's changed its limit of six skips per hour.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • His voice took a few beats to settle, but in the meantime who wouldn’t be captivated by Martin’s joyful skips, knee bends, winks and grins?
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With technology growing by leaps and bounds every day, more and more tasks can be automated.
    Adam Coffey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The duo begin a frantic game of hide-and-seek, with the rabbit running from one side of the tree to the other as the fawn bounds after it.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Lopes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lopes. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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