leap·frog
ˈlēp-ˌfrȯg 
-ˌfräg
: a game in which one player bends down and is vaulted over by another player
leapfrogged; leapfrogging
: to leap or progress in or as if in leapfrog
1
: to go ahead of (each other) in turn
specifically
: to advance (two military units) by keeping one unit in action while moving the other unit past it to a position farther in front
2
: to evade by or as if by a bypass
Examples of leapfrog in a Sentence
Verb
Skipping his last two years of high school, he leapfrogged his classmates and went to college.
This year's technologies are leapfrogging last year's designs.
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Oliver Bateman, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
The victory sees the Ravens leapfrog the Chargers in the AFC playoff standings, with Baltimore moving up to fifth and the Bolts falling to sixth.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2025
The move has drawn scrutiny for leapfrogging white South Africans ahead of thousands of refugees worldwide who have undergone years of screening and continue to wait in precarious conditions.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
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Noun
There is no kayfabe benefit to reminding people that the champion struggles to string together leapfrogs.
—Oliver Bateman, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
The victory sees the Ravens leapfrog the Chargers in the AFC playoff standings, with Baltimore moving up to fifth and the Bolts falling to sixth.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
Verb
At best, Sanders will take a massive leap forward as a blocker and leapfrog Tremble in the lineup regularly.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2025
The move has drawn scrutiny for leapfrogging white South Africans ahead of thousands of refugees worldwide who have undergone years of screening and continue to wait in precarious conditions.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
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“Leapfrog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leapfrog. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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