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leap

noun as in jump; increase

verb as in jump, jump over; increase

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“This is a big deal. This is a quantum leap forward for civilian oversight commissions.”

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I leaped in, half-clothed, and we left his boxers hanging on a root.

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Technology has always had a place in film — which was itself a technological leap to bring performances to audiences far and wide.

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That’s quite the leap for a 41-year-old first made famous for her role in the battle for academic freedom in the Middle East Studies Department at Columbia University.

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Keith is also driving down the road, but slams on his brakes and leaps out of his truck when he sees Adebayo.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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