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Recent Examples of looping
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
Adjective
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
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The war in Iran is driving global inflation concerns as energy costs spiral.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Calabrese and Meyer, who both trained as mechanical engineers, introduced a spiral shape to their tampon that redirects the fluid to the absorbent core.—
Luisa Beltran,
Sportico.com,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Look to Hermès for a fresh take on jewelry styling by coiling a silk scarf around a pendant and pairing with a simple button-up and trousers.—
Andrea Zendejas,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2026
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Coil the Hose Keep your hose in good condition for the coming year by coiling it in large, loose loops to avoid kinks.—
Blythe Copeland,
Martha Stewart,
31 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Violent confrontations targeting Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota are being driven by outside actors exploiting chaos, not organic protest, according to a protest insider warning that the situation is rapidly spiraling.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Demonstrations broke out over the near-collapse of the rial and spiraling economic conditions but grew to become a larger movement against the regime.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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There do not seem to be sharks circling.—
Xuan Juliana Wang,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The character prompted a Hollywood backlash and global media storm last September after Van der Velden revealed in panel in the industry focused Zurich Summit that agents were circling the AI creation for representation.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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And, everywhere, warm and cold fronts rub against each other, setting off still more swirling changes.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse Surrounded by the swirling storms of the Oklahoma Dust Bowl, Billie Jo is striving to survive after a terrible accident takes her mother’s life.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But comparing the modern-day impact of opera and ballet to that of film would be like comparing curling to NFL football.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
10 Mar. 2026
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Steve Emt of Hebron and his mixed doubles wheelchair curling partner Laura Dwyer of Team USA are headed to the bronze medal game at the Paralympics in Italy after losing to South Korea 6-3 Tuesday morning in the semifinal match at Cortina Olympic Curling Stadium.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The chill all-day Mediterranean spot is Manja, noted by its huge, curving aqua pizza oven and porch swings.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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Last June, Naomi Welikala noticed a line curving around the block of her local American Legion, an unassuming building that rarely invited commotion.—
Emma Madden,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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
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“Looping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looping. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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