loopholes

Definition of loopholesnext
plural of loophole
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Noun
  • The tissue surrounding these small crevices also warrants your full attention.
    Michele Ross, SELF, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Factors To Consider Using boiling water works for specific situations, such as borders, crevices, and small patches as well as tiny weeds with shallow root systems.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Eyes on the primary runoff The Democratic race doesn't feature notable policy splits along the lines of the progressive-moderate fissures that have opened around the country.
    CBS News, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The ledges are broken by crevices and fissures, and loose rocks of all sizes lie on them and below them.
    Dr. C. E. Kuschel, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The skirt, with its front and back slits and pockets, echo the design details found in Beckham's namesake ready-to-wear collection, which similarly blends feminine and utilitarian elements.
    Claire Peltier, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • When a single photon is sent through the wall, classical physics assumes that the photon will travel through either of the slits and reach the other side.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Hanging baskets provide a personal touch to the garden, bringing flowers and foliage to unused nooks and crannies.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Plumbing the intriguing nooks and crannies of the source material is the same kind of extrapolation that fueled the first season, said Muschietti, who helmed the two IT movies.
    Scott Huver, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • McEntire, Stefani and Legend were brought to tears by Carter's emotional performance.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Tatum also knows the value of peer support after leaning on players like Tyrese Haliburton, Damian Lillard and Dejounte Murray — all of whom suffered Achilles tears last season — during his recovery.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The deeper the rifts between the United States and Europe over Iran, the greater the chances of weakening the NATO alliance.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Now that is her son’s task in his first visit to the former colonies since he was crowned, arriving amid rifts over the war in Iran and the future of NATO.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The president argued that the venue where the dinner was held, the Washington Hilton hotel, was vulnerable to security breaches, unlike his ballroom.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Beyond credit reports, certain services monitor other personal data that may be exposed in breaches or sold online.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Does the bazaar allow for chinks in the kind of class barriers that would usually exist?
    Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
  • 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 2 May. 2026.

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