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Recent Examples of loop
Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
No family members of the victims were at the news conference in Woodland, but a video showing the names and photos of those who died played on a loop near Reisig.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 10 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
The astronauts traveled farther from our planet than any human during their loop around the moon this week, breaking the previous record set by Apollo 13 in 1970.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
No family members of the victims were at the news conference in Woodland, but a video showing the names and photos of those who died played on a loop near Reisig.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 10 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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Basketball hoops dot driveways.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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There are both indoor and outdoor courts where the family shoots hoops.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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While Lindsay and Josh spiral down the dark abscesses of their own selfishness, the chairwoman embarks on her own damage control.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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From there, the fallout spreads quickly, spiraling into manipulation, resentment and power plays that ripple throughout the workplace.—
Ryan Brennan
April 16,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Pierre quickly regains his feet but the teens continue to pummel him until gunfire rings out.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
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The league’s best and most unselfish player deserves another ring to crash the all-time top 10 party.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But when classes resumed this week for the first time since the Iran war began, coiled barbed wire blocked the Palestinian siblings’ path to the village center.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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As a performer, Tetzloff uses a natural physicality, at times leaning back from the piano as if to take a good look at his hands on the keys, and at other times coiling forward in rapt concentration.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The thick hip band provides plenty of coverage, while the pleats and side-split hem keep things airy and polished.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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His clients seemed to get much lower budgets than their white counterparts in bands like Aerosmith did.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Officers flooded the area Wednesday night, with patrol cars lining the roadways and a police helicopter circling the park overhead.—
Naveen Dhaliwal,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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But doing things the easy way has been unbecoming of the Ducks, who fell behind by two goals, circled the wagons to force overtime but then stumbled in the bonus session, 4-3, off Marco Rossi’s OT winner.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Revolving sushi chain Kura coming to Ballantyne Kura Revolving Sushi Bar is taking over the former Pearlz Oyster Bar space at StoneCrest at Piper Glen in Ballantyne, bringing its conveyor belt sushi experience and more than 100 menu items to its first-ever North Carolina location.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Apr. 2026
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Green was the first women’s United States champion in the belt’s history and the first to have multiple reigns.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The mattress's latex core has a five-zone structure that provides varying levels of firmness tailored to support different areas of your body — with the most enhanced support in the mid-section to prevent your back from curving or sagging.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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The main kitchen is all sleek wooden cabinetry, with an eat-in banquette curved into the central island.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Loop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loop. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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