as in hops
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air
the outfielder leaped into the air to catch the ball before it went over the fence
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Recent Examples of leaps
CBS News, 7 Apr. 2025
Spencer leaps from a moving train and runs to Alex, who is frostbitten and stranded on the side of the road.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2025
Somehow each season is leaps and bounds better than the last.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
While not all of these will advance to the point of seeing the tech fly in space, leaps in exploration such as the Ingenuity Mars helicopter have roots back to the NIAC awards, and the awardees could potentially be considered for future NASA missions or commercialization.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 23 Feb. 2025
The little horse seizes the opportunity to help and leaps out of their enclosure to push the keg to its delivery location.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
The timeline leaps forward to the year 2014, introducing the 95-year-old Montenegro as the older version of Eunice.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2025
Their 6-year-old daughter, Jessica, leaps joyfully around the house.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
Now that those songs have tumbled and slipped silently away for another year, there’s more space for current smashes, and the BTS star leaps up several important tallies in their absence.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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That includes two separate days in the middle of the 2007-2009 bear market when the S&P 500 surged roughly 11%, as well as leaps greater than 9% during and shortly after the monthlong bear market in 2020.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2025
Spencer leaps from a moving train and runs to Alex, who is frostbitten and stranded on the side of the road.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2025
Somehow each season is leaps and bounds better than the last.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
While not all of these will advance to the point of seeing the tech fly in space, leaps in exploration such as the Ingenuity Mars helicopter have roots back to the NIAC awards, and the awardees could potentially be considered for future NASA missions or commercialization.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 23 Feb. 2025
The little horse seizes the opportunity to help and leaps out of their enclosure to push the keg to its delivery location.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
The timeline leaps forward to the year 2014, introducing the 95-year-old Montenegro as the older version of Eunice.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2025
Their 6-year-old daughter, Jessica, leaps joyfully around the house.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
Now that those songs have tumbled and slipped silently away for another year, there’s more space for current smashes, and the BTS star leaps up several important tallies in their absence.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Leaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaps. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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