hoop

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 Ana Luisa also carries a great selection of huggie hoops, which are always a safe choice. Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025 Outdoor fitness Fun activities like shooting hoops, playing pickleball or kicking around a soccer ball are fantastic ways to build fitness and boost your health. Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025 And true to its previous owner, the gargantuan house best suits entertainers and those with a hoop dream. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025 Perfect for fans who never want to miss a single shot and like their hoops with a side of casino luck. Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hoop
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Noun
  • This brand-new toy lets kids play with 32 jumbo-sized felt pieces that stick onto the board with hook-and-loop material.
    Clint Davis, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The tennis ball demonstration encapsulates this philosophy, while showing not a pre-programmed set of movements, but a closed-loop perception-action system that interprets its surroundings and acts accordingly.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For one, it's got fewer rubber elements—they're strategically placed in the wing of the mouse and the right side, where your ring and pinky finger would sit.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Ambere answered after one ring.
    Joe Garcia, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The band's extensive visits to the city − and an atypically long absence from the market, six years − likely contributed to that accomplishment.
    Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Their new work successfully used an array of ytterbium-171 atoms to generate entangled photons directly in the telecom-band wavelength.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Forest’s Elliot Anderson reacted, chasing the ball and leaving space behind that Zubimendi then passed into to find Riccardo Calafiori in the centre circle.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Don’t forget to check out Prime Day deals on Amazon’s bestselling beauty products, like the $7 Tree Hut Vanilla Shea Sugar Scrub and these 38% off under-eye patches for dark circles, puffiness, and more.
    Katrina Cossey, Parents, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That had the side benefit of building a hedge against economic slowdowns, as such merchandise often appeals to consumers who are tightening their belts.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Indonesia, for example, sits at the intersection of the Ring of Fire and the Alpide belt—a separate east-west volcanic zone stretching through southern Asia and Europe.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • General Catalyst and Flourish Ventures led the round and were joined by Coinbase Ventures, Sancus Ventures, Enlight Capital, and others.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • An unexpected winner from this round robin of renos is the W Union Square (from $650), which celebrated the completion of its $100 million renovation spearheaded by the Rockwell Group this September.
    Jake Emen, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Hoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoop. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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