Progress in medicine is going ahead by leaps and bounds.
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Leaps
//liːps//
Synonyms for "leaps" (310 found)
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discontinuitydiscoverydistance betweendivedouble spacedouble timedouble-timeedemaelevationem spaceen spaceenlargementescaladeescalationexordiumexpansionextensionextentfestinateflood
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forewordfountainfox trotfox-trotfreeboardfriskfrolicfront matterfrontispiecegaingallopgambolgetget goingget movinggitgradegreateninggrowthgushgyring uphair spacehalf spacehastenheighthiatushightailhikehippety-hophophop alonghotfoothurdlehurryhurry onhurry scurryhurry throughhurry uphurry-scurryhustleincreaseincrementinflationinnovationinterimintermediate spaceinterruptioninterspaceintersticeintervalintroductioninventionjetjetejigjump atjump offjump overlacunaleap overleapfrogleewaylevellevitationloplopelose no timelungemake hastemake tracks
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marginmarkmeasuremountmountingmove quicklymultiplicationnegotiateneologismnew phasenotchnoveltynuanceoveroverjumpoverleapoverskipoverturepaspeg
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This nation's economy is growing by leaps and bounds in recent years.
Source: tatoeba (59265)
His career is progressing in leaps and bounds.
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He has risen to the present position by leaps and bounds.
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