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Recent Examples of lope
Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Perry has been loping around the world on this tour for four months.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The latter has an easy lope made menacing by a cartoon-alien zap answered by other machines that caw like birds.
—Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2025
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Verb
One likes to imagine Paleo Dad loping across the savannah in hot pursuit of a wooly mammoth.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Perry has been loping around the world on this tour for four months.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
Deep in the Singing Spruce Forest bear hunters unsnapped their rifles and began the long lope home.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The latter has an easy lope made menacing by a cartoon-alien zap answered by other machines that caw like birds.
—Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lope
Verb
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This lawsuit is a desperate money grab by additional members of the Cascio family who have hopped on the bandwagon with their brother Frank, who is already being sued in arbitration for civil extortion.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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Guests can hop on the complimentary bicycles to ride into town or to nearby Surfside Beach, or stick around the property to enjoy the neighborhood’s unique charm.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But the bounce in oil prices due to the war has made up for that uncertainty in the short term.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Collagen and peptides bring the bounce, and a hit of soothing Centella asiatica keeps everything calm and happy.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That’s not a directive to skip screening.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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The shampoo relies on mild, sulfate-free cleansers and soothing ingredients like bisabolol and glycerin to cleanse without triggering dryness or sensitivity, while skipping fragrance entirely (a major win for reactive skin).—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Raridon is 6 feet 6, has a wingspan of 80 inches and posted a vertical leap of 36 inches, all promising signs for what is to come.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Regis' leap to the pros left a void along the Aggies defensive line.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Lope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lope. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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