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Recent Examples of hoop
An indoor craft growing operation can cost $5 million to $10 million to build, Redman said, compared with as little as $250,000 for a hoop or screen house.
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Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Elba’s character then shoots some hoops and shares how sports have changed his life.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
The Pios derive the vast majority of their men’s sports revenues from the teams that don’t play hoops.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Luke Anderson, 20, grew up biking to the church after school from nearby Anthony Middle, shooting hoops behind the church gym.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
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Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Elba’s character then shoots some hoops and shares how sports have changed his life.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
The Pios derive the vast majority of their men’s sports revenues from the teams that don’t play hoops.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Luke Anderson, 20, grew up biking to the church after school from nearby Anthony Middle, shooting hoops behind the church gym.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoop
Noun
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Understand how long deployments take, what training is required, and whether the data strategy creates a feedback loop for continual improvement.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Without explicit feedback loops—behavioral signals, retraining pipelines and active learning mechanisms—most models get stale over time.—
Keshav Agrawal,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Rollins decided to try to get into the ring and take the belt back for his wife, but AJ stood over it to block him.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Thatcher Commentarystudent loans and debt My wife sold her engagement ring to pay our tax bill.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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While other members came and went, Davies and Hodgson remained the band's core and key creative ingredients for over a decade.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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Bettencourt performed with Osbourne at the show, and his band Extreme honored him with a medley of his hits at a concert in Zürich last month.—
Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The lids have Tupperware’s signature ridges, and the circle in the center presses down to get an airtight seal.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Carey’s accolade also represented another full-circle moment for the chanteuse.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Pair some dark brown boots with tall black socks and a chunky belt (or two) to accentuate the color contrast.—
Abby Morgan Lebet,
Glamour,
5 Sep. 2025
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From fighter to far-right figurehead McGregor, one of the UFC’s most famous stars, became the first fighter to hold two of the championship’s belts simultaneously in November 2016 and holds a 22-6 career record.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Bill Gates' venture capital firm, Gates Frontier, was also an investor in the nuclear fusion startup's Series B2 round.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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The last knockout tie in the competition to see more goals was Madrid’s 11-3 aggregate victory against Austrian side Swarovski Tirol in the second round in 1990-91 (14).—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Hoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoop. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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