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 Go bold with a matching satin top and gold hoops. — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026 The Spanish royal wore a pair of Gold & Roses triple hoops. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 June 2026 But there may be more hoops to jump through to qualify for the pre-order deal, or it may be watered down, Lanzuk claims. — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 Chimi sunglasses and silver huggie hoops are her go-to finishing touches while on the move. — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 3 July 2026 In the selfie video, Valentina grinned into the camera wearing a gold choker and gold hoops as her mother hugged her from behind. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 30 June 2026 For basketball fanatic Adam Sandler, there was no better way to shake off the pre-wedding jitters than shooting some hoops. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026 But the need for NIL dollars and emergence of the transfer portal haven’t deterred a man who has made a career of fixing college hoops programs. — Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2026 But recruiting violations and off-court misconduct — such as unpaid telephone bills and hotel charges — led the national media to portray the Runnin’ Rebels as college hoops’ bad boys. — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoops
  1. loops
  2. rings
  3. bands
  4. circles
  5. belts
Noun
  • Agents operate in loops, make sequential calls, branch, backtrack and spawn subagents.
    — Andi Mann, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • The engineering team developed an internal system-level architecture instead of using extra physical components or changing control loops.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
Definition of loops
Noun
  • Experts believe the rings’ owner may have been a merchant of the Indian ancient caste system Vaishyas, the department said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • But engagement rings were not popular in royal circles until the mid-19th century.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
Definition of rings
Noun
  • After the contest, the singer continued her artistic pursuit, performing with a handful of bands including Bobby Wayne & the Dixies and, later, Imagination.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • This movement is easy to spot these days because scientists have attached bands — some with GPS trackers — onto about 3,000 spoonbills.
    — Alex Harris July 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
Definition of bands
Noun
  • As darkness settled over Washington Square Park, supporters formed circles, waved Ghanaian flags and continued singing Jama into the evening.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
  • Along the way, planners often become favorites within certain circles.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 3 July 2026
Definition of circles
Noun
  • That event, which is scheduled for August 15 at Philadelphia’s Xfinity Mobile Arena, will see two UFC belts on the line.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Designers like Chloé continue to embrace billowy blouses, floral motifs, and XL belts, while Dior doubled down on blooms in its Haute Couture collection.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 2 July 2026
Definition of belts

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