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Recent Examples of loop
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Angine is not Dillinger Escape Plan or Naked City leaping wildly between time signatures—a loop pedal serves as the third member of the band, so every song is generally locked into a pulse.
—Christopher R. Weingarten, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
Bymary Kekatos, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
The crew will loop around the far side of the Moon, reaching thousands of miles beyond the lunar surface, but the mission's purpose is to validate systems ahead of later Artemis missions, which are planned to conduct the next actual landings.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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Noun
As much as our financial systems seems to be stuck in a doom loop, the economy has been remarkably resilient.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Angine is not Dillinger Escape Plan or Naked City leaping wildly between time signatures—a loop pedal serves as the third member of the band, so every song is generally locked into a pulse.
—Christopher R. Weingarten, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
The crew will make a 685,000-mile, 10-day journey that will loop them around the moon, traveling farther into deep space than any human has before.
—Bymary Kekatos, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
The crew will loop around the far side of the Moon, reaching thousands of miles beyond the lunar surface, but the mission's purpose is to validate systems ahead of later Artemis missions, which are planned to conduct the next actual landings.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loop
Noun
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In his first season of organized hoops, at 5 years old, Knueppel didn’t score.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Because the Warriors – without Jimmy Butler or Steph Curry for large swaths of the year – and Blazers were the only teams on the fringe trying to play respectable hoops, that put the teams in a strange position that Green could only scoff at.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Due to the decline in film and TV production and spiraling health costs, the WGA health fund has run deficits totaling $200 million over the last four years.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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Prices spiraled everywhere, including here.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Water plants thoroughly and apply 1 to 2 inches of mulch, leaving a small ring around the trunk free of mulch.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Straight lines running over the moon’s surface; concentric rings that look like companion coffee-cup rings.—
Rebecca Boyle,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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By now, the mind-altering powers coiled in these devices are evident.—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Overnight, the smoke coiled upward and gave way to acid rain that stained the city black.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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You’ll be served your second drink (of four in total) in an evocative atmosphere filled with colonial-style architecture, actors dressed as 19th-century factory workers, and a mariachi band.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Two struggling male musicians witness a mob murder and flee by disguising themselves as women in an all-female jazz band.—
Rick Mauch
April 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The 10-day mission involves circling the moon in a flyby manner (and not landing on the surface) and, in doing so, establishing the record for the farthest that humans have ever ventured into space.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Financial regulators are already circling.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Hyundai Motor America is recalling more than 290,000 vehicles in the United States due to a defect that could cause the driver and passenger seat belt anchors to detach.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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At the end of eight weeks, the season’s champion will win a Tournament of Champions belt and a $150,000 cash prize.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In another panel, a man and child walk away from the town along a railroad track that curves up and to the left, and then disappears.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Tianjin tower is recognizable for its softly curving glass walls that reduce exposure to wind, sun, and moisture.—
Nathalie Nietzsche-Knappe,
Architectural Digest,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Loop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loop. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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