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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
George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Set three saw a complete turnaround as the Crusaders jumped out to a quick lead and never looked back, notching four aces in the set.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 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
For example, yields on two-year German Bunds jumped by twenty basis points before subsiding.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Set three saw a complete turnaround as the Crusaders jumped out to a quick lead and never looked back, notching four aces in the set.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 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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This can be likened to a linguistic singularity, whereby humankind demonstrably leaps forward in our intellectual prowess.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The mullet was all the rage in the 1970s and 1980s, and many people who had that hairstyle often cringe, laugh or both when looking at pictures of themselves from those days.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2025
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That clip, featuring Jennifer rapping along without missing a beat while her daughter cringes, drew another 1 million views and more than 50,200 likes.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
Verb
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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
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This film, set in 1956, hops between the Palazzo Korda, its protagonist’s cavernous mansion, and different quarters of Modern Greater Independent Phoenicia, a vague Middle Eastern nation that’s depicted as an array of deserts, warring factions, and colonial outposts.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
18 May 2025
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Wear them on walking tours, museum trips, bar hops, and more.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2025
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Pone hit a sacrifice fly to put Ole Miss up 5-4, Mackenzie Pickens hit and RBI single in the fifth for a two-run advantage and Brady sent a solo home run to left-center field in the seventh to set the final score.—
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
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There are advantages older figures can bring to politics — even if the current generation has ruined the reputation of elder statesmen.—
Jack Butler,
National Review,
25 May 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 the second round of the playoffs, against the defending champion, the Boston Celtics, the script was flipped: the Knicks got down by huge margins in the first two games but came storming back for the victory in both, creating a 2–0 edge.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
22 May 2025
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Special teams ace/edge rusher DeAngelo Malone also would be a difficult cut.—
Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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“Jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jump. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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