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 Welcome to a Friday Nightcaps — the one where the LSU women's basketball team treats an opponent like a JV high school team en route to the biggest blowout in D1 college hoops history. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026 Schneider and Nichols have received feedback about her draft stock from Nichols’ agent representation and some of Schneider’s contacts around the hoops world. — Pj Green november 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026 Josh Turek to shoot hoops and support the candidate’s surprisingly viable bid to turn the seat blue. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026 Three questions ahead of college hoops season … USC’s men’s and women’s basketball teams open their seasons on Monday. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026 As the final horn sounded at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia in mid-March, UCF men’s basketball saw its hoops dreams end far too soon after losing to UCLA in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026 Some days are meant for just melting on your couch and shooting some hoops on your PS5, knowing that your tech has your back. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026 A number of them have ornate collars on, and—strangely to our twenty-first-century eyes—just as many are wearing earrings featuring hoops, bows, and rosettes. — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026 Of course, many fans already pay for cable or other services, lowering the additional cost come hoops season. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoops
  1. loops
  2. rings
  3. bands
  4. circles
  5. belts
Noun
  • Once joined, the robots can form different configurations, including chains, loops, and branching structures.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Not every outfit has belt loops, which is where the Allgawise Hidden Clip Stash Travel Belt comes in.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of loops
Noun
  • Stewart had worn a white sweater with Olympic rings on the front in the episode to match with Melvin, who had dressed up like Olympics superfan and ambassador Snoop Dogg.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Stewart had worn a white sweater with an American flag and Olympic rings on the front in the episode to match with Melvin, who had dressed up like Olympics superfan and ambassador Snoop Dogg.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of rings
Noun
  • As indie pop became glossier and more fleshed out in the 1990s, few bands embraced its minimal, melancholy origins like the Cat’s Miaow.
    — David Glickman, Pitchfork, 11 Nov. 2026
  • That same scribe confirmed that bands of chickens roving near the Hollywood Freeway were indeed real and not an urban legend in 2000.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of bands
Noun
  • The company's platform enables hosts of gatherings across the country, from mom groups to run clubs to literary circles, to create a profile including details about how often events happen and how many people tend to show up.
    — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The president and his allies, many of whom hail from Silicon Valley’s tech circles, have insisted that legislation will stifle America’s economy and the AI industry.
    — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of circles
Noun
  • The humanoid is built to help warehouse and manufacturing employees with repetitive tasks like lifting boxes, stacking totes and moving items from other mobile robots onto conveyor belts.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Africa was a different case altogether—hemmed in by mountain belts at the time, its erosion and sediment were shaped by the mountains rather than by the mantle beneath.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of belts

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“Hoops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoops. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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