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Recent Examples of lope
Jessica Camille Aguirre, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
The loping ball hung in the air forever, only for DK Metcalf to come down with a particularly acrobatic grab.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Molly Ball, Time, 20 July 2023
The pop mélange builds to a lope then decelerates for the chorus, all while retaining enormous swagger.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023
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Verb
Then the tamarin departed, loping through the leaves.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
The loping ball hung in the air forever, only for DK Metcalf to come down with a particularly acrobatic grab.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
Recounting this memory at the house in Braddock, Fetterman pauses our conversation and lopes back to the bedroom to retrieve the Post-its.
—Molly Ball, Time, 20 July 2023
The pop mélange builds to a lope then decelerates for the chorus, all while retaining enormous swagger.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lope
Verb
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No one was exactly eager to hop back into the weight room, meeting room and practice field when the offseason program began that April.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Those with international tastes or curiosity can now hop aboard one of Connecticut’s rail lines and try that food within walking distance from select stations.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2025
Noun
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The 25-year-old chucked up a long jumper at the buzzer, which took the friendliest of high bounces and magically went in.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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If a bounce or two goes differently, or if the other team just executes a bit less expertly, the result would’ve flipped.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
Verb
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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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Now, the 20-year-old takes daily birth control pills and skips the placebo week to suppress her menstrual cycle and preserve her right ovary – so far, it’s worked.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
25 May 2025
Noun
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More than a decade ago, two young L’Oréal executives decided to leave their corporate positions and take the ultimate leap of faith by starting their own brand.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
21 May 2025
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Consumer only just got used to the $70 increase from $60 a few years ago, and now this leap to $80, spearheaded by Nintendo and its Mario Kart World pricing, is irritating and exhausting when 4-5 games will now be the cost of an entire console by themselves.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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“Lope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lope. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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