LEAPFROG Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

leapfrog

verb

Definition of leapfrog

as in to leap

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as in to evade

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Recent Examples of leapfrog But are the changes enough for the Sharks, who finished fifth in the Pacific Division last season, to leapfrog the Edmonton Oilers or the Los Angeles Kings and their new coaches, or even the Anaheim Ducks, whose roster remains in flux? — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 That expectation will only grow in the coming months as Paramount looks to close the WBD deal and leapfrog Comcast to join Disney as a top-tier media player doing battle with Netflix and other tech giants. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 June 2026 Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal, on four, could leapfrog it with a win. — Nbc News, NBC news, 28 June 2026 Yet the moment the Magic begin to rise, Miami pulls off the Giannis trade and appears ready to leapfrog them again. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for leapfrog

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Jordan Davis of the Eagles leaped and blocked the kick, scooped the ball and returned it 61 yards for a touchdown that sent the Rams to a 33-26 defeat.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Williams leaped back inbounds to secure her own miss on a play initially ruled Dallas’ ball, but Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase successfully challenged the call.

— Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of leap

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Yet Iran’s regime has developed sophisticated networks to combat and evade sanctions.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Young rolled to his right, evading Aidan Hutchinson’s pressure, and threw a perfect pass along the sideline in which McMillan stretched his arms and hauled in the catch using all 6-foot-4 of him, his toes to his fingertips.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of evade

Verb

Rates actually continued to increase after the Society of Surgical Oncology adopted the guidelines in 2016, even though patients who received the biopsy were not more likely to survive or avoid recurrence.

— Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Clapp said the firm focuses on avoiding highly leveraged companies and floating-rate debt, instead favoring investments with dependable cash flows to support clients over the long term.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of avoid

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In some buildings using RealPage, rents jumped by as much as 33 percent in a single year — more than eight times the increase in a comparable building that didn’t use the software.

— Lindsay Owens, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
The injuries left her paralyzed from the waist down after jumping from a second-story window.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of jump

Verb

Throughout the event, a guy bounds around, introducing the recordists, then crouching to cue their recordings on a laptop, his dark, longish hair under a black dad cap bearing the club’s name.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Start with focused use cases where the data requirements are understood and basic (static versus real time), the operational consequence is bounded, and measurable value can be demonstrated.

— Claudio Laterreur, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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