leapfrogged

verb

past tense of leapfrog
1
as in leaped

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2
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
  • 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, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of leaped
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  • Yet Luna, a Jack Russell terrier from California, has eluded capture.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The prize eluded him, but there is a bust of Sasakawa at the World Health Organization, in Geneva.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of eluded
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Shawn Curtis and his dog Lux escaped through Curtis' bedroom window when waves overtook his apartment.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026
  • That, to me, is the main reason why machine learning escaped a scientific crisis.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of escaped
Verb
  • Before the pandemic, some properties even offered loyalty points or complimentary items to guests who skipped housekeeping during their stay.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Even before the pandemic, some properties offered loyalty points or complimentary items to guests who skipped housekeeping.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of skipped
Verb
  • Our weak college presidents have avoided telling the truth for too long.
    — Bruce Svare, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • That score came after Manning avoided a sack on a fourth down and found Emmett Mosley V for 62 yards to set up the TD pass.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of avoided
Verb
  • 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
  • Dropped by his followers and shunned by his circle, Jim has only Lucien on his side, a skinny and fiercely loyal admirer.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • So do countries with emerging economies such as India and the Philippines, doubly shunned because their thriving back-office service sectors are particularly at risk of displacement by artificial intelligence.
    — RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of shunned
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“Leapfrogged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leapfrogged. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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