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Recent Examples of loopy
Cole Escola began their career on YouTube, hilariously dressed in a middling wig, performing a pitch-perfect and extremely loopy imitation of Bernadette Peters.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 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
With hitters, getting players with long, loopy swings is not working.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 21 May 2025
That film’s loopy, entropic plot wasn’t for everyone, but the film did serve as a boundary-breaking showcase for Asian actors (among them Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan, both of whom won Academy Awards), and explored, at least in a loose, freewheeling way, philosophies largely ignored in the West.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 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
With hitters, getting players with long, loopy swings is not working.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 21 May 2025
That film’s loopy, entropic plot wasn’t for everyone, but the film did serve as a boundary-breaking showcase for Asian actors (among them Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan, both of whom won Academy Awards), and explored, at least in a loose, freewheeling way, philosophies largely ignored in the West.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loopy
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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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Black widows, con women, demented doctors and even a guy going berserk in his underwear make for an engaging rogues’ gallery for Frank and his folksy colleagues to face down.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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After all, that warped sitcom spoof has to be one of the most genuinely demented things to ever air, without a shred of warning and in the middle of the night, on cable TV.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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Plus, Jeremiah had to still be winded by busting out that extended dance remix of his maniacal villain laugh from back on the beach.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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In a desperate attempt to stop The Entity, President Erika Sloane (Angela Bassett) locates Ethan, who is now a rogue agent, and asks him to achieve the impossible by finding a way to shut the maniacal AI down.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Austin Butler’s character, the psychotic conspiracy theorist, was hysterical.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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This might sound ridiculous to anyone outside the hive, but Swift actively encourages this kind of analysis and listicle-bait with borderline psychotic schemes.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
8 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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His teammates in the dugout were just as delirious as the customers in the stands.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Best Shopping Shoreline Village Located in Rainbow Harbor, the waterfront Shoreline Village has a small collection of eccentric boutiques and clothing shops, such as the Village Hat Shop or the trendy Queen Mary Couture.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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The former Arizona State standout has become known for his eccentric personality – both on and off the field.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
15 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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They should be lightly browned and smell nutty.—
Kathryn Gregory,
Louisville Courier Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
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The first one was on the sweeter side with notes of brown sugar and spice, while the second one had more of a fruit and nutty taste.—
Brittany Loggins,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Loopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loopy. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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