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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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The U.S. inflation rate leaped to a nearly three-year high of 3.8% in April because of higher gas prices — and the pain for consumers isn’t going away anytime soon.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Import prices leaped 1.3% in February to mark the biggest advance in almost four years.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Those attackers all leaped out on Benham and Brentford's data-led scouting models, which also helped them discover Bryan Mbeumo and Yoanne Wissa, who were cashed in on last summer for more than £100m profit.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

I again leaped to the firebox, and again was shoved off.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth