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hoop

Definition of hoopnext
as in loop
a circular strip made Christmas garlands from hoops of red and green construction paper

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Recent Examples of hoop Unlike last year, there's currently not a household name like Cooper Flagg in college hoops right now. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025 From the Sports Desk Who's ready for hoops? Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025 The Lexington Herald-Leader reported the Wildcats spent close to $22 million on the roster this season — believed to be the highest in college hoops. Scott Phillips, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025 The game’s elder statesman Of course, 29 is much older than 21 — especially in college hoops. Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hoop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoop
Noun
  • Upon entering the time loop, Tara cycles restlessly through phases and responses, trying to decide how to use the days.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Data is a loop, Seth explained.
    Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • With that, Paul Heyman, Bronson Reed, and Bron Breakker joined Paul and marched to the ring, looking to cause further damage to Punk.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The set includes the base and blade attachment plus three cups, lip rings, resealable lids, a to-go lid, and recipe card.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • During this time frame, a narrow, intense lake-effect snow band, only about 10 miles wide, will be capable of thunder, wind gusts near 35 mph and near-zero visibility at its peak.
    Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honored bands like Outkast, the White Stripes, and Soundgarden.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Trump and his circle disdain the Bush-Ryan-Romney Republican Establishment and Clinton-Schumer-Jeffries Democratic Establishment in equal measure.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Cover with plastic and roll into 10-inch to 11-inch circles.
    Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The two-tone garment has a V-neck design, long sleeves, two front pockets, and a removable tie belt.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Courteney is our protagonist, an elite coach who’s got 14 championships under her belt and is gunning for her 15th with a top-flight crew from the goofily named Sammy Davis Sr.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The Romanians, to widespread shock, then lost in the first round to Cuba, which was hammered 8–0 in the quarterfinal by Sweden.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Burghers with no family interest in the results were there just to see who had fallen into the bottom 10 percent—that was a bigger draw than honoring the top 5 percent, who would sit the following month for the provincial round.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025

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“Hoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoop. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.

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