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leaped

VERB

jump, jump over; increase

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ascend bounce bound hop rise rocket skip soar surge vault

STRONG

advance arise caper cavort clear escalate frisk hurdle lop mount saltate spring

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow decline descend lower permit

STRONG

decrease

Example Sentences

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Redick leaped off the bench to call a timeout with 10:36 left in the second to get things back in order for the Lakers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Fellow EU leaders, at the Cyprus summit, who are also in Nato, leaped to Spain's defence.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The cost of U.S. exports, meanwhile, leaped by 1.6% in March.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Wholesale-goods costs leaped 1.6%, almost entirely because of higher oil prices.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

They hadn’t gone far when there came the sound of hooves clattering on stone, and then a horned creature leaped from the mist and smashed right into the robot.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown