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noun

Definition of leapnext
as in jump
an act of leaping into the air the horse cleared the hurdle with a tremendous leap

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verb

ˈlēp How to pronounce leap (audio)
as in to jump
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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Noun
And this is not an end in itself; NASA believes the knowledge gained from establishing such an outpost will help humanity make the next giant leap — to Mars. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 4 July 2026 Yet compared with the Articles, the Constitution represented a giant leap toward majority rule. — Max Taves, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
Verb
Gonzalez, robbed of a potential first-inning homer when Adell made a leaping catch of his drive above the wall in right, followed with a towering 368-foot fly that cleared the short left-field wall for his first homer of the season and a 7-1 lead. — ABC News, 5 July 2026 In front of a predominantly Brazilian crowd and with the haze of a pre-match pyrotechnic display still dissipating, Norway seemed to leap out to a lead in the first few minutes with a goal by Patrick Berg, but it was quickly ruled offside. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for leap
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leap
  1. jump
  2. hop
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  • About $920 million of the losses stemmed from government-impostor scams, a $131 million jump from 2024.
    — Ella Moore July 2, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • However, the true growth engine is Google Cloud, which saw revenue jump 63% and its backlog nearly double to an astounding $462 billion, surpassing last year's total revenue.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
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Verb
  • The popular actor hopped on X early Friday morning to hype up Americans ahead of the celebrations starting tonight and rolling into the weekend.
    — David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Porsche inadvertently kicked off the trend with the Cayenne, Lamborghini followed later with the Urus, and even Ferrari hopped aboard the bandwagon with the Purosangue.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 2 July 2026
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“Leap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leap. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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