Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooplike
Adjective
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Glass has also become a big part of the circular economy.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025 -
Similar to many other automatic litter box models, the circular orb rotates, sifting dirty litter into a waste bag, which on this model is on top of the machine rather than below.—
WIRED,
Wired News,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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The blade has a rectangular tip, and the handle ends in a spherical bulb.—
Aspen Pflughoeft
July 4,
Miami Herald,
4 July 2025
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In the case of sea silk, the structural coloration come from the layering of a spherical protein called photonin—one that becomes more vivid the more orderly the protein arrangement.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Southern Oregon is smack in the middle of the upcoming annular solar eclipse on October 14.—
Julia Duin,
Outside Online,
6 June 2025
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There can also be partial, annular or hybrid solar eclipses, depending on how much of the sun the moon covers.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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One thing that particularly drew his interest was the idea of discoidal aircraft – what are more popularly known as flying saucers.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
29 Mar. 2025
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One thing that particularly drew his interest was the idea of discoidal aircraft – what are more popularly known as flying saucers.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Hanging from the ceiling are globular pendant lamps (from the French brand DCW Editions).—
Julie Lasky,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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The globular segments of the abstract piece, Complexing, could be a kind of smudging, a devolving, of the pregnant and engorged curvilinear silhouette of an earlier figurative sculpture, Monument.—
Nina-Sophia Miralles,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Some target the hair follicles or scalp specifically—like alopecia areata and discoid lupus erythematosus—while others (such as thyroid disease) affect another part of the body and can cause hair loss as one of many symptoms, Dr. Lo Sicco explains.—
Krissy Brady,
SELF,
5 Mar. 2024
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The reasons for this discrepancy aren’t clear, but the answer could be tied to other discoid eczema risk factors.—
Stephanie Watson,
SELF,
8 Apr. 2022
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“Hooplike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooplike. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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