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hoop

noun

ˈhüp

Definition of 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 Some of the produce, the honey, and all of the eggs are sourced on property by farmer Lynsey Gammon; more will be added when the greenhouse and hoop-house are finished this year. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026 As the camera zooms out, the actress is revealed to be nude straddling a basketball hoop while spinning a ball on her finger like a Harlem Globetrotter. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026 And Yang is already thinking about who might inherit Mary’s hoop skirt from him. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026 This season required more logistical planning hoops to jump through — as is often the case with NYFW, which can run into Presidents’ Day in February and must fit in the narrow window after Labor Day and before London Fashion Week in September. — Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hoop

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Noun

Julia Loktev’s continuing chronicle of a group of independent Russian journalists working for the now-rogue news channel TV Rain closes an important emotional loop with its second part, which is even longer than the five-plus-hour first part.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026
But the plot loops and falls in on itself, rendering the dreamlike first half open to interpretation, and leaving viewers to sort through its many possible explanations.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of loop

Noun

By Tuesday afternoon, all of his remaining tour openers — Finneas, Lukas Graham, and Aaron Row — had dropped out of the tour along with Beoga, who played as a backing band for a portion of the set.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2026
But now without openers and the backing of Irish band Beoga, who pulled out of the tour out of solidarity with Macklemore and empathy toward Palestinians, Sheeran’s solitariness was magnified.

— Brendan Menapace, Billboard, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of band

Noun

To squeeze in more disks, consider that a circle can have as many as six other equal-sized circles simultaneously abutting it.

— Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
As a bonus, to fully un-break the Heartbreakers’ circle, Lynch stepped aside from the drums for the final number to let lat his successor, Steve Ferrone, step in for the finale, and 21st-century utility man Scott Thurston popped in as well.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of circle

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The returning athletes are generally 22 or 23 years old and have four years of college sports experience under their belts.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Six different Falcon 9 first stages now have more than 30 launches and landings under their belt, led by Booster 1067, which has flown a whopping 37 times.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of belt

Noun

In a crockery pot, my father steams cauliflower, stirring it round and round.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Following his arrest, authorities found a semiautomatic rifle, five rifle magazines, about 190 rounds of ammunition, pepper spray, an entrenchment tool, and about 30 knives, according to the affidavit.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026

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