Thesaurus results for LEAPED

leaped

verb

variants or leapt

past tense of leap

as in jumped

to propel oneself upward or forward into the air the outfielder leaped into the air to catch the ball before it went over the fence

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Recent Examples of leaped The wide receiver leaped from the 2-yard line, made a one-handed grab around an Eagles defender and landed in the end zone. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Cornerback Deonte Banks leaped in the air, ran across the line of scrimmage, then leaped again in celebration. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 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 Albies connected on a 1-1 fastball and drove it to deep right-center, where center fielder Derek Hill leaped and just missed making a sensational catch. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 29 Sep. 2026 The officiating crew instead threw a flag on Okereke, who leaped up in the air to obstruct Watson’s pass and then landed with his shoulder on Watson’s helmet. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026 From the 11, Kelce ran a corner route in the end zone and leaped for a Mahomes toss for his second touchdown of the season. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026 So on Friday, Marshall’s grandson Bailey took his grandfather’s place and leapt from a plane flying over Toronto with Harry. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026 The engineer’s role leaped forward, and with the leap came a new set of obstacles. — Malte Kosub, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

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When gas prices jumped this spring after the Iran war started, Americans were starting to get tax refunds boosted by last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
The Dodgers jumped out to an early lead in the second inning after Andy Pages batted in right fielder Kyle Tucker and superstar Shohei Ohtani ended his nearly two-month home-run drought with a three-run homer to right-center field.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of jumped

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Caminero short-hopped the ball with his backhand and fired a strong throw to first.

— Rob Maaddi, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Even Kardashian’s sister, Kendall Jenner, hopped on the trend, wearing strappy Jimmy Choo black suede sandals over the summer while attending a SoHo pop-up for a Korean skin care brand.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

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