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as in to rush
to proceed or move quickly
when I tell you to do something, I expect you to jump
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as in advantage
the more favorable condition or position in a competition
get a jump on the competition by starting early
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Recent Examples of jump
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
This strong performance continued in the past year, with revenues jumping 10.1% from $591 billion to $650 billion.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
Minnesota’s cohesion should be a boon to Collier’s production and the Lynx’s chemistry from the jump.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Verb
Umpire Cy Rigler, who had followed the play to third, then jumped after Olson, grabbing him about the neck and pulling him away, while half a dozen ball players made a circle around Maranville.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
This strong performance continued in the past year, with revenues jumping 10.1% from $591 billion to $650 billion.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Noun
If a spend-y, widely appealing feature like this (with big movie stars and a big name director to boot) can’t make the jump to the big screen, what can?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
Minnesota’s cohesion should be a boon to Collier’s production and the Lynx’s chemistry from the jump.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jump
Verb
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Movies have long cherished the contrast between a ballerina’s delicacy and lithe visuals with the gritty determination required to leap, dance and twirl in the highly unnatural way that is dancing on your toes.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2025
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By using its emergency docket to leap to the Administration’s defense, the Court acted with unseemly haste and engaged in overt cherry-picking.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
29 May 2025
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Valerie often allowed her vanity and delusion to stand in her way, but also has a certain purity in her desire for mainstream success; viewers on the show’s wavelength might alternately cringe, laugh and feel deeply for her over the course of just a few minutes.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
5 June 2025
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Come laugh, cringe, and cry through the unfiltered mess no one warned you about.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
3 June 2025
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Questions rushed through my head: What are my clothes going to look like?—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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Medics rushed Ellis to Jamaica Hospital but he could not be saved.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Kudos to Kendrick for breaking these barriers as a hip hop artist, because the game is changing and the artists have to change with it.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
2 June 2025
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On a short United hop from Chicago O'Hare to Peoria, Illinois, a single ticket cost $269.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Sam Bennett, who scored twice in Florida’s Game 1 loss, capitalized on the man advantage with the game’s first goal.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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This pitching staff is getting slugged, rendering whatever advantage it’s created on swing-and-miss much less impactful.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Goertzel winced, because the question is challenging.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Not just my face but also the faces of all middle-aged women who foolishly smiled, laughed, winced, frowned or squinted between birth and the year 2025.—
Gwen Rockwood,
Arkansas Online,
22 May 2025
Verb
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Snag a pair before the sale ends on May 26 at 8 a.m. Eastern, and hurry, because popular styles and sizes are sure to fly off the (virtual) shelves.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Aunt Phoebe hurries the girls home — to their residences and to the Red Center — before any cloak-red blood gets spilled.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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In a Venezuelan election, running as an incumbent gives you the sort of edge that any unscrupulous and power-hungry leader around the world can only fantasize about.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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The championship edge was slim — three for Posey, two for Molina — but Posey earned it, with the Giants beating the Cardinals twice in the NLCS.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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“Jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jump. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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