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Recent Examples of loopy
Chalkboards mounted on the wall announce the menu and cocktail selections in large, loopy cursive handwriting.
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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
But the biggest influence here is the late, great Broad City, with its loopy surreal touches and its willingness to gleefully trample over any notion of good taste.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 28 May 2025
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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
But the biggest influence here is the late, great Broad City, with its loopy surreal touches and its willingness to gleefully trample over any notion of good taste.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 28 May 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
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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
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Norman Mailer achieved a similar thing in his non-fiction novel about Gary Gilmore The Executioner’s Song—although, by the time the book was published in 1979, the seedy, psychotic world of Gilmore and his two girlfriends, Nicole and April Baker, hardly came as a revelation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Since its introduction in 2022, only people with schizophrenia and other limited psychotic disorders have had access to the program.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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There’s no glee in the characters, yet somehow James manages to convey a sense of delirious glee for acting — a glee that proves contagious for the audience by the film‘s end.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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From there, the movie takes a delirious turn, with nobody else on the yacht seemingly knowing who this mysterious woman is.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Timothy Simons portrays Noah’s eccentric older brother, Sasha, who’s married to Esther Roklov (Jackie Tohn) and forms an unlikely friendship with Morgan.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The original series followed an eccentric American family with four sons, including gifted genius Malcolm (Muniz) and brothers Francis (Masterson), Reese (Berfield) and Dewey (Erik Per Sullivan), led by parents Hal (Bryan Cranston) and Lois (Jane Kaczmarek).—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 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
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Outdoor pumpkin decor never looked so batty!—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Oct. 2025
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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 6 Nov. 2025.
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