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Recent Examples of leapfrog
This great technological advance leapfrogged America a hundred years into the future and fast-tracked the elimination of the cultural divide among the many nationalities, races, and faiths across America.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
For the first time, small and mid-sized firms have a chance to leapfrog their legacy constraints.
—Adi Prakash, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Her argument is often contradictory and impulsive, working backward from a paradisiacal climax, leapfrogging over almost every practical concern—and plenty of ethical ones too.
—Audrey Wollen, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Wrexham, in contrast, are well placed to clinch an unprecedented third consecutive promotion after leapfrogging Wycombe Wanderers into second place.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
For the first time, small and mid-sized firms have a chance to leapfrog their legacy constraints.
—Adi Prakash, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Her argument is often contradictory and impulsive, working backward from a paradisiacal climax, leapfrogging over almost every practical concern—and plenty of ethical ones too.
—Audrey Wollen, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Wrexham, in contrast, are well placed to clinch an unprecedented third consecutive promotion after leapfrogging Wycombe Wanderers into second place.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leapfrog
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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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Penguin Press, June 17 Image El Dorado Drive by Megan Abbott After skipping town to evade a nagging creditor in 2008, Harper returns to her Detroit suburb months later to find her two older sisters, once in the throes of debt, sporting fresh highlights and driving a Lexus.—
Laura Thompson,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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The former prisoners who have continued to evade police for nearly a week include Leo Tate, Jermaine Donald, Derrick Groves, Lenton Vanburen and Antoine Massey, according to USA Today, while Corey Boyd, Gary Price, Kendell Myles, Robert Moody, and Dkenan Dennis have been re-arrested.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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The Times also soft-pedaled the introduction of the pope’s lineage by skipping a generation and attributing his Blackness to his maternal grandparents, Joseph and Louise Martínez.—
Rebecca R. Bibbs,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Instead of a college deferring an Early Decision applicant to the Regular Decision round, only to then waitlist them (this unfortunately happens), some schools are skipping the deferral and sending them directly to the waitlist.—
Brennan Barnard,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Hoerner avoided the tag, which would’ve been the second out of the inning.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
26 May 2025
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The collection avoids rigid standards by mixing tailored silhouettes with combat trousers and chunky sneakers.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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The Knicks’ starters were outscored by 29 points over the first two games, and Indiana jumped out to a first-quarter lead both nights.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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After Gabriel meets a gory fate at the business end of a biplane rudder, Ethan does his poison pill move and jumps but free-falls and flails frightfully for quite a bit of time before an emergency parachute saves him.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Also, take some time to examine the perimeter of your yard to ensure any gates and fences are secure and don’t have any gaps through which your pup can easily escape.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Tens of thousands of Afghans pursued the special immigration process and escaped with the exit of U.S. forces, fearing retaliation up to death with the return of Taliban rule.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
22 May 2025
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This premise bounds the scope of the rest of this discussion, knowing that the arguments for resuming the last three-quarters of a century into the future centuries have also been articulated in passionate public advocacy.—
Mung Chiang,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Despite this notion’s connection with settlements and colonialism, its landscape also suggests a tabula rasa, bounding with potential to harness, beauty to reap, and the capability to inspire artistic creativity and love.—
David Katz,
IndieWire,
18 May 2025
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Year after year the wine has received steady, solid scores in the 90s, however perfection eluded his grasp in the eyes of major wine critics.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
18 May 2025
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Despite this, one thing has always eluded Zayn: a world championship.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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“Leapfrog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leapfrog. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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