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looping

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verb

present participle of loop

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of looping
Adjective
Australian singer-songwriter Tash Sultana presented an emotional and powerful mid-afternoon set with soaring guitar solos and vocals, live looping and musical dexterity that left the audience stunned in the best way possible. Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026 The main performance is scheduled to include aerial acrobatics, bondage, burlesque and drag performers from groups such as The Dragonettes, AKArts Collective and others with hypnotic live looping and vocal music from Morgan Sorne. Anne Schrager, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2026 Tight baseline battles, pressure from Shelton and counterattacks from Ruud, using the violent topspin of those big looping forehands. Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026 Maggie Daley Park Chicago The quarter-mile outdoor skating ribbon in Maggie Daley Park—with 27,500 feet of ice surface—is a looping path with slight elevation changes that curves past pine trees, a rock climbing wall, and a gorgeous city view. Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 4 Jan. 2026 But tops aren’t the only clothing item that’s made from inter-looping yarn. Julia Guerra, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025 In our seminar, Bolin later showed a visualization of 3I/ATLAS's orbit around the galaxy — no neat ellipse, but rather a looping, spiraling path distorted by encounters with gas clouds, spiral arms and dark matter. Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 2 Dec. 2025 Launched in February 2020, the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter has been following a looping path around the Sun. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025 Key qualities are the multicolor LED lights and sound machine functions (30 non-looping sounds, by the way). Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looping
Adjective
  • Driving home, sadness and certainty and excitement spiral together like a beautiful shell in my chest.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
  • One of her favorites to use is a metal spiral stake, which doesn’t require the use of any clips at all.
    Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • Joe Kramm | Courtesy of Francis Interiors The gold background is a spread of bold graphic lines, undulating shapes and coiling circular motifs, referencing the work of French artist, sculptor and designer Jean Dunand (1877–1942).
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Receiving a ball punched out of Tunisia’s area, the Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder took one touch to knock it into space, before coiling his diminutive frame behind a fierce shot that fizzed and curled into the net.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 15 June 2026
Adjective
  • The basic idea is that when anxiety spikes, pulling out a few sensory-engaging items can stave off panic by interrupting spiraling thoughts.
    Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Still annoyed, weirdly offended, and slightly spiraling.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Wonsleys and Wells’ coach went out to Horn Island early that morning, circling the island by boat and walking on shore trying to find the teenager.
    Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026
  • And apparently, some of the locals are already circling the competition venues.
    Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
Adjective
  • The resulting, room-sized artwork engulfed visitors in a swirling fantasia featuring bouncing balls, morphing nets and slow-motion action shots of Messi.
    Chloe Veltman, NPR, 29 July 2026
  • Because of the nature of unique formation and structure of burls, grain formation is unusual, creating swirling patterns that can be very beautiful.
    Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • Sometimes acting opposite Johnny Depp can be a feet-curling experience.
    Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026
  • The recent action in its RSI is confirming our bullish thesis and the MACD is curling positive, nearing a buy signal.
    Jay Woods, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Adjective
  • Any number of odd, zigzag examples can be used to make the case that legislative districts in Wisconsin are excessively gerrymandered.
    Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 17 Nov. 2023
Verb
  • Winding along Prospect’s curving paths, there’s a sense that the outside world has fallen away.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, each middle finger is adorned with a curving calla lily.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 27 July 2026

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“Looping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looping. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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