loopholes

plural of loophole

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loopholes
Noun
  • Methane has been measured escaping from crevices in the seabed at a high rate as the region warms at unprecedented rates, according to a paper published in Nature Communications.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
  • To avoid the penalty and still take advantage, teams are piling their biggest and most powerful defenders around the edges of the long snapper and using the crevices around a mostly stationary player to get into position for the block.
    Nate Atkins, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This invisible, climate-polluting gas can escape into the water through fissures in the sea floor, often revealing itself with a stream of bubbles weaving their way up to the ocean surface.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Johanon's remarks centered on the fissures in society.
    Detroit Free Press staff, Freep.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Using sharp paring knife, cut four 1 1/2-inch long slits in top of dough (think of a clock for slit placement at 12,3,6,9 positions).
    Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Its large leaves develop holes and slits that have earned it the name Swiss cheese plant.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Suction power, an extra large dust cup, a detachable handle for slurping up dust and debris in nooks and crannies have all earned it major points with the Amazon crowd.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Auloea Portable Mini Car Vacuum Cleaner Tackling messes in the car isn’t always easy—awkward spaces and small nooks and crannies skillfully hide dirt, debris, and more that are nearly invisible to the naked eye.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Crybaby is another Pop Mart favorite, easily recognizable by its big eyes, puffy cheeks, and of course, stream of tears.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The rest of them gathered right beneath the trap, reaching up with pudgy arms and the tiniest fingers, eyes suddenly dripping tears.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The spot was a chance to reframe the Prince of Wales' public image after years of headlines surrounding family rifts and the fallout from the departure of his brother, Prince Harry, and sister-in-law, Meghan Markle, from the royal fold in 2020.
    Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Not just from the outside in but from our inside rifts.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The charges as alleged in this case represent intentional criminal acts and tremendous breaches of the public’s trust.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Over the past few years, data breaches targeting schools, healthcare providers, and childcare services have been making headlines, exposing sensitive personal information and leaving families vulnerable.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But after the break, the Americans started to find some chinks in the English armour.
    Peter Carline, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Loopholes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loopholes. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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