as in inch
a very small distance or degree
it looked like only a hop, skip, and jump on the map, but the drive took six hours
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Recent Examples of hop, skip, and jump
With a hop, skip, and jump through the airport, we were quickly whisked away to Domes Novos Santorini, Domes Resorts’ newest property, freshly opened in April 2024.
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Jessica Vadillo, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2024
Cancun, Mexico Just a hop, skip, and jump from most major cities along the Eastern Seaboard, Cancun lies at the heart of the Mexican Caribbean.
—Judy Koutsky, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2023
Growing up in Miami, Florida, WDW was just a hop, skip, and jump away for my family to take weekend jaunts to the Magic Kingdom.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 10 July 2023
Check out this list of US destinations that may be a hop, skip, and jump away from you.
—Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022
The residence, which has had a makeover by design studio Bergman & Mar, is located on 101 Cleveland Street—just a hop, skip, and jump away from Dickens’ first home.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
Jessica Vadillo, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2024
Cancun, Mexico Just a hop, skip, and jump from most major cities along the Eastern Seaboard, Cancun lies at the heart of the Mexican Caribbean.
—Judy Koutsky, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2023
Growing up in Miami, Florida, WDW was just a hop, skip, and jump away for my family to take weekend jaunts to the Magic Kingdom.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 10 July 2023
Check out this list of US destinations that may be a hop, skip, and jump away from you.
—Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022
The residence, which has had a makeover by design studio Bergman & Mar, is located on 101 Cleveland Street—just a hop, skip, and jump away from Dickens’ first home.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hop, skip, and jump
Noun
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As of Wednesday afternoon, Little Rock is forecast to receive around 9 inches of snow, Goudsward said.—
Remington Miller,
arkansasonline.com,
8 Jan. 2025
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The weather service says Kansas City has a low chance, less than 40%, of a dusting of snow and less than a 2% chance of seeing an inch of snow.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The lobby and ground-level restaurants are completely level, with no steps.—
Mariette Williams,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Jan. 2025
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Evacuation Order Evacuation Warning Jan. 7 2 p.m. Jan. 8 12 a.m. Jan. 8 10 a.m. Jan. 8 8 p.m. Source: Cal Fire Maps and population affected at each time step reflect the aggregate of all evacuation orders and warnings from the beginning of Palisades fire to that point in time.—
Jonathan Wolfe,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But here and there amid the Palisades and Eaton fires, in places not protected by the private fire crews of the wealthy, a home survived – an apparent miracle – raising questions about how one structure can make it through while others within shouting distance burn to the ground.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN,
15 Jan. 2025
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The fact that the Rangers are still in shouting distance after that awful stretch also shows how weak the wild-card race is.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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