leapfrogged

verb

past tense of leapfrog
1
as in leaped

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as in eluded

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leapfrogged
  1. leaped
  2. eluded
  3. jumped
  4. escaped
  5. skipped
  6. avoided
  7. loped
  8. shunned
Verb
  • 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 leaped
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  • Unfortunately, reasonable health has eluded San Francisco for most of the past two seasons.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • But directly detecting WIMPs, or other alternative hypothetical dark matter particles, has eluded physicists for decades.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of eluded
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  • Active users also climbed 96% month over month and 260% year over year in September while app downloads jumped by more than 187%.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Its revenue rose by 30% in the first months of the year, while net profit jumped 13% to $194 million.
    — Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of jumped
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  • On a scramble of roughly 20 yards, Katz escaped the pocket, broke tackles and juked defenders in the open field to extend the drive.
    — D’Joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The game itself was one of the best contests of the regular season, as Clark and Cunningham escaped Atlanta with an overtime victory, avenging their earlier losses to Reese and the Dream earlier in the season.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of escaped
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  • Staff skipped the sanitizing step when washing cutting boards at the meat prep table.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Both candidates held speaking spots at Republicans' midterm convention earlier this month, as other Republicans in tight races skipped the event.
    — Halle Troadec, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of skipped
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  • Indian cricketers have avoided handshakes with Pakistan players, and have refused to accept the trophy and medals from a Pakistani official at more than one tournament.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Then Baldwin avoided chasing a pair of sliders to even the count.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of avoided
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  • Jeremy Peña lined Luis Morales’ fourth pitch Saturday afternoon to left field and loped into second base.
    — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026
Definition of loped
Verb
  • Although she was found not guilty the following year, Lizzie was shunned by her community after the trial and spent the rest of her life in relative isolation.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Nor the chip on its shoulder from being shunned by the establishment.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of shunned
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“Leapfrogged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leapfrogged. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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