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Recent Examples of loopy
The origin of animal complexity might literally have been loopy.
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Quanta Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Chalkboards mounted on the wall announce the menu and cocktail selections in large, loopy cursive handwriting.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Through three Finals games, seven Pacers are averaging double-figure scoring, which is both totally loopy and the platonic ideal of this unrelenting group.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 June 2025
The aliens of the original games and all the loopy sci-fi adventures that heavily informed Halo and Destiny have been replaced.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 9 June 2025
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Quanta Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Chalkboards mounted on the wall announce the menu and cocktail selections in large, loopy cursive handwriting.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Through three Finals games, seven Pacers are averaging double-figure scoring, which is both totally loopy and the platonic ideal of this unrelenting group.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 June 2025
The aliens of the original games and all the loopy sci-fi adventures that heavily informed Halo and Destiny have been replaced.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loopy
Adjective
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People wanted to wear clothes at the cutting edge, which gave dotty fabrics woven by machine a natural fanbase among the society ladies who could afford them.—
Natalie Hammond,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2025
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Jones, Redgrave, and an unrecognizable Margot Kidder as their dotty landlady bravely expose their vulnerability.—
Armond White,
National Review,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Wild at Heart is sort of a demented take on The Wizard of Oz.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 2025
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Episode one will guide viewers through the demented island of Tormentosa, found off the coast of Hispaña.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
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What's even more disturbing is that the maniacal killer's mask is made of human skin, giving him the nickname Leatherface among horror fans.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Huet succeeds in humanizing Daedone, who had an abusive father and a punishing childhood, and whose motivations come to seem understandable, if maniacal.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Whitford hopes his team’s EEG test could eventually be used to assess someone’s risk of developing psychotic symptoms and hallucinations.—
Hannah Seo,
Scientific American,
10 Nov. 2025
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So Psykotic was supposed to be psychotic, obviously.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Wisconsin faithful stayed put, drenched and delirious, as if refusing to let the night slip away like so many before it.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The series of films, based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe, reached its creative high point with this proto-psychedelic fairy tale, whose bright colors and delirious mood predicted a groovy art movement that was then just around the corner.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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One man who became obsessed with Garfield after his 1880 speech was the eccentric Charles Guiteau (Matthew Macfadyen), and the series follows his attempts to get a job in the administration.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Heagerty will play Seph Marigold, Courteney’s eccentric and proud longtime stalker who just might turn out to also be her hero.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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One of the things that drives me truly batty is my duvet.—
Elliott Harrell,
Southern Living,
3 Nov. 2025
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This episode’s case-of-the-week is both entertainingly batty and thematically relevant.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Bottom Line Butternut squash is an extremely popular winter squash due to its sweet, nutty flavor.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
5 Nov. 2025
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The healthy fats and protein help stabilize blood sugar and keep you full, while the mild, nutty flavor plays well with both sweet and savory foods.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Loopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loopy. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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