leapfrogging

verb

Definition of leapfroggingnext
present participle of leapfrog
1
as in skipping

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2
as in avoiding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leapfrogging
  1. skipping
  2. avoiding
  3. leaping
  4. evading
  5. jumping
  6. escaping
  7. eschewing
  8. shunning
Verb
  • Thanks to social media, our human brains are becoming more attuned to skipping things that don't instantly grab our attention.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Microsoft wants to hear from game developers who might be skipping Xbox or those already building games using the company’s developer tools.
    Tom Warren, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of skipping
Verb
  • Pull Straight Out with Steady Pressure Pull the tick out with a slow, steady motion and avoiding twisting or jerking so that the tick’s mouthparts don’t break off and remain in the skin.
    Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Some deals require the seller to provide an annual compliance certificate to the buyer, but avoiding recapture and complying with the labor requirements are largely the project developer’s purview.
    Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of avoiding
Verb
  • The image of the king leaping into the void, and sacrificing himself to buy the kingdom more time and put the genie back in the bottle, that was an image that came in the very first writer’s room five years ago in Santa Monica.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
  • No one of Rose’s modest height in NBA history played the point guard position with his combination of force, speed and leaping ability.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of leaping
Verb
  • Police said the man was charged with arson and evading arrest.
    Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Anyone with information pertaining to the evading driver is asked to contact Troop G in Bridgeport at 203-696-2500.
    Josh LaBella, Connecticut Post, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of evading
Verb
  • Nighttime experiences are spookier, with darker lighting and characters in scary masks jumping out to startle visitors.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The jumping-for-beef gag is meme magic in itself — and has helped the Parkour Civilization phenomenon blow up on X (formerly Twitter) in recent days.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of jumping
Verb
  • Nash-Betts' character ended up crashing her car, landing her back in the hospital with Ed as her nurse, and the episode ended with the pair breaking out of the hospital hand-in-hand and escaping in Ed's red convertible.
    Julia Moore, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Helene was so destructive, many residents don’t have a home left to clean up, escaping the storm with little more than the clothes on their backs, even losing their shoes to the surging tides.
    Kate Payne and David R. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of escaping
Verb
  • For all the brashness that defined his career — writing his own songs, standing proudly patriotic, eschewing Nashville for his native Oklahoma — his portion of the evening was full of subtle notes and poignant remembrances, with two exceptions.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
  • That’s because all four artists make heavy use of gold leaf, in some cases eschewing backgrounds altogether in favor of fields of glowing metal.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of eschewing
Verb
  • Lennon had, quite literally, tuned out of the pop music scene, shunning Top 40 radio in favor of easy listening or classical stations.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Some, despite shunning celebrity CEO status, brought transformative leadership to the C-suite.
    John Rau, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of shunning
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