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hoops

noun

plural of hoop

as in loops

a circular strip made Christmas garlands from hoops of red and green construction paper

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Recent Examples of hoops The court had also been used for basketball, with the hoops still up behind the baseline. — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 If the injunction is granted, Council would be eligible to play another season of college hoops while the lawsuit was addressed. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026 That was in reference to Alabama men’s basketball player Charles Bediako’s failed attempt to sue his way back into college hoops. — Justin Williams, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Then there is Anunoby, who played at Indiana where basketball nets hang on barns and until Curt Cignetti arrived in Bloomington, football season mostly meant preseason hoops season. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026 John Nurse used hula hoops, spray insulation foam, and the chassis of a 1979 Honda Odyssey ATV to build a dragon based on his 10-year-old's direction. — Deena Prichep, NPR, 18 Aug. 2026 Most Versatile This counter stool in light oak from Article doesn’t go through the hoops of reinventing a classic—the slight frame and dependable base are going to be stylish and functional no matter what your design aesthetic is. — Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 17 Aug. 2026 Fingall was a four-year contributor at Stanford before graduating in 2020 and embarking on a career in international hoops. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 Choose from a mix of Sterling Forever's classics, like tennis bracelets and necklaces, pendant styles, studs, hoops and more accented with beautiful colors. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The blade of the knife rolls forward and backward, loops of green onion gathering in a pyramid beside my father’s wrist.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
The organizations making real progress are tying AI outputs to specific business results and building feedback loops to catch when the outputs drift.

— Matt Waxman, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of loops

Noun

The pasta—a hair clump of noodles in a soupy, sweetish tomato sauce—came in one of those parsimonious bowls with a small hollow in the middle and a rim as broad as Saturn’s rings.

— Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Carolina Bucci At her namesake shop on the Lungarno, fourth-generation jeweler Carolina Bucci sells necklaces, earrings, rings, and bracelets that feel classic yet contemporary simultaneously.

— Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of rings

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The classic rock band will perform at the historic Colony during an electric night of music featuring additional bands and special guests.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026
The latest show brings one of the most popular rock bands of all time back to Kansas City for the first time in nearly a decade.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of bands

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Hampton will benefit from the same system that made De’Von Achane a household name in Fantasy circles.

— Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Her fantastical Biblical scenes, of a graphic, storybook sensibility, sometimes showed angels, and Christ himself, as chalky white, and this rang in some Black critical circles as a sign of backwater unsophistication.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of circles

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Fast forward 10 years and City head to Old Trafford this weekend looking fresh after an extensive squad overhaul, with three league victories out of three under their belts.

— Sam Lee, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Unlike a year ago, both teams come in with a game under their belts, so the offenses with plentiful playmakers should operate more crisply.

— Eddie Timanus, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

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