loop 1 of 2

as in hoop
a circular strip cut the paper into narrow strips, and then paste those into loops

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verb

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Recent Examples of loop
Noun
Garrett left that second splitter up, and Ozuna looped it down the left-field line to score three. Tim Britton, New York Times, 18 June 2025 The Lake Michigan Circle Tour is a 1,100-mile road trip that loops around that lake. Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 17 June 2025
Verb
Meanwhile, behind the scenes, beauty editors have been restocking standby Merit products on a loop since the brand launched in 2021. Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 June 2025 Visually, it is known for a dramatic deep dive that lifts up into a loop and, from the sky, the track layout resembles a treble clef. Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for loop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loop
Noun
  • The duo couldn’t have looked more alike taking in tennis in matching hoops and matching unimpressed facial expressions.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 30 June 2025
  • The path to surrogacy is marked by similar legal hoops to jump through.
    Kara Nesvig, Parents, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • Feeling increasingly isolated, Wu began to spiral into a deep depression and show signs of obsessive behavior, the filing said.
    Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
  • In it, Jong-Fast brings readers into a transformative year grappling with her husband’s rare cancer diagnosis and mother’s spiraling dementia.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • There was a good technical reason for the move: the wireless charging ring required precise placement to work, and the logo was moved to sit in the center, to provide a visual assist.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Campfire therapy is simple: the idea is to use the fire ring’s healing and soothing benefits to help people open up while navigating trauma.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Cricket wouldn't stop barking until the owners knew where the snake was hiding, coiled up along the fence.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
  • Commerce City police helped return a surly rattlesnake to the wild this month after a resident found the venomous reptile coiled in their home’s driveway.
    Max Levy, Denver Post, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • Scherzinger spoke to Billboard about filming the Netflix contest — where 50 musicians form six bands without ever seeing each other — alongside host AJ McLean, Destiny’s Child star Kelly Rowland and Payne.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
  • McCarthy believes that talking about metal with the students could lead them to writing music, starting bands, and going to concerts.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • The mother duck had been circling in the sky during the rescue efforts which Rodman estimated took about 45 minutes.
    Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 5 July 2025
  • This doesn't happen too often, due to the fact that their orbital altitudes differ slightly, along with the fact that both space stations circle the Earth at different orbital inclinations: 51.63 degrees for the ISS, compared to 41.46 degrees for Tiangong.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • With a Stanley Cup already under his belt and a promising rookie season behind him, the young forward will look to build on his success and play an even bigger role in the Panthers’ pursuit to solidifying themselves as a South Florida sports dynasty.
    Kaitlyn Pohly July 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
  • But perhaps with the experience under his belt — and a summer to try and add weight — Johansson can come back more ready to handle second-pair minutes for a full season.
    Max Bultman, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • The whole coast curved around us like a giant C—a huge bay that held the archipelago.
    James Rebanks June 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
  • Fifteen minutes later, the tracks curve along the dramatic 39-mile coastline, revealing the turquoise sea and rocky limestone cliffs known as the calanques.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 24 June 2025

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“Loop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loop. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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