the loop

noun

: a group of people who know about or have influence or control over something

She wants to stay in the loop as these changes are being considered.

He claims that he was kept out of the loop when the decision to sell the company was being made.

Examples of the loop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is where human in the loop (HITL) and human on the loop (HOTL) become relevant. — Gaurav Aggarwal, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Amid the rise of AI, a prevailing strategy has been to keep a human in the loop, or essentially allowing human judgment, review, or intervention over any AI action. — Ian Thomas,colleen McKown, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

And then there’s recycling, which can put battery materials back into the loop while requiring much less energy than mining. — Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

But, the statement from Saints senior vice president of communications Greg Bensel also makes the point that the team has stayed in the loop about security. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the loop

• newsgroup
• recoup
• regroup
• subgroup
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• droop
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• group