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
Influencer culture has supercharged this feedback loop. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025 Established by the Florida Trail Association in the 1970s, the Torreya Hiking Trail contains two loops. Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
The most common place to loop the strap through is on a side slot if the case has one. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025 The Big Sugar Gravel Race will feature about 2,800 participants racing in 25-, 50- and 100-mile courses that begin and end in downtown Bentonville and loop up north, according to Rivard. Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for loop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loop
Noun
  • Some of the best gifts for 2-year-olds channel their excess energy into an active hobby, such as zooming around on their balance bike or shooting hoops at an adjustable basketball hoop.
    Anja Webb, Parents, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The mother of two kept it minimal on the jewelry front, skipping a necklace and accessorizing with three small diamond hoops on each ear.
    Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • That loss has spiraled into four more, due in part to the season-ending injury to quarterback Drew Allar in the team’s game against Northwestern.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
  • No matter what stage in life, a parent’s disapproving action or comment can send an adult child spiraling down a vortex of negative feelings and self-doubt.
    Lynda Lin Grigsby, Parents, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • With that, Paul Heyman, Bronson Reed, and Bron Breakker joined Paul and marched to the ring, looking to cause further damage to Punk.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The set includes the base and blade attachment plus three cups, lip rings, resealable lids, a to-go lid, and recipe card.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Enormous ventilation pipes were coiled like snakes on the roof of the building.
    Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Anyway, because of the *slightly* complex situation with the aneurysm (nothing bad, just not typical), it wasn’t coiled that weekend.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • During this time frame, a narrow, intense lake-effect snow band, only about 10 miles wide, will be capable of thunder, wind gusts near 35 mph and near-zero visibility at its peak.
    Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honored bands like Outkast, the White Stripes, and Soundgarden.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • As seen in a now-viral clip circling social media, a woman was spotted in the stands at Lambeau Field holding a sign created in full support of the retired NFL star.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
  • This was a Lakers team ripe for the taking in one major way — LeBron James was out due to injury, much to the disappointment of the Lakers fans dressed in purple and gold who circled this game on the calendar months ago and comprised at least half the crowd.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The two-tone garment has a V-neck design, long sleeves, two front pockets, and a removable tie belt.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Courteney is our protagonist, an elite coach who’s got 14 championships under her belt and is gunning for her 15th with a top-flight crew from the goofily named Sammy Davis Sr.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • So much of Brazil strains the imagination—the interminable skyline of São Paulo, the beaches of Rio curving between monoliths of granite, the aquamarine pools trapped between the undulating dunes of Lençóis Maranhenses.
    William O'Connor, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
  • But by the early 19th century, some mathematicians had started exploring other kinds of geometric spaces — ones that aren’t flat but rather curved like a sphere or saddle.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 3 Nov. 2025

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“Loop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loop. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

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