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Recent Examples of loopy
Perkins is a specialist in making childhood trauma feel grounded and relatable, however, and that holds true for the loopy scares of his latest movie.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
Posey goes full comic relief with her loopy-snooty Victoria; the actress’ take on a North Carolina drawl is an amusingly bizarre choice.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Definitive evidence will now have to compete with loopy conspiracy theories.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2024
This a pleasingly casual little movie that asks big questions in loopy, unfinished sentences.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 29 Sep. 2024
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
Posey goes full comic relief with her loopy-snooty Victoria; the actress’ take on a North Carolina drawl is an amusingly bizarre choice.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Definitive evidence will now have to compete with loopy conspiracy theories.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2024
This a pleasingly casual little movie that asks big questions in loopy, unfinished sentences.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 29 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loopy
Adjective
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The second overtime was the whackiest of all, even before the wild final sequence.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
2 Apr. 2025
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Trump continues to denigrate and distort American achievements in the service of his whacky devotion to destructive tariffs.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.—
Peter Hermann,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2023
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Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.—
Thomas Saccente,
Arkansas Online,
17 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Now, one of the largest celebrations of Kusama’s dotty world will debut at Melbourne’s National Gallery of Victoria (NGV).—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Dec. 2024
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Joanne and Morgan’s dotty mother, Lynn (Stephanie Faracy), dabbles in the metaphysical to constant mockery; their gay father, Henry (Michael Hitchcock), is rarely able to enjoy his own happiness.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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But such hopes for a prosperous future were dashed by the Macías Nguema regime; the deplorable attitudes of Spain during colonial rule had a psychological impact on Macías, one that helps to explain his demented behavior once in power.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Apr. 2025
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Bale, of course, stars as the demented serial-killing New York City investment banker in the 2000 film adaptation of author Bret Easton Ellis’ controversial 1991 best-selling novel American Psycho.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Love Songs holds the hallmarks of an era of heterodox rap-hook writers, deep YouTube exploration, and DIY mash-ups and blends, but the loonier flips restore the ’89 feeling of wondering whether an exciting piece of collagework will one day be sued out of existence.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
3 Dec. 2024
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One of our region's most famous comics, Michael Hawthorne, built a career from illustrating the loony loudmouth.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
18 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Here, a young fisherman washes up on a mysterious island, only to be captured by a deranged captain who is hunted by a dark hungry beast.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
5 Apr. 2023
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Monday’s murder of six people, including three 9-year-olds, by a deranged attacker at a Christian primary school in Nashville is another sign of mental illness unleashed.—
The Editorial Board,
WSJ,
29 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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Even the songs that go viral on TikTok—a platform that already demands a kind of maniacal concision—often have their tempos increased in order to arrive at the hook sooner.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Natalia Grace isn’t some maniacal scammer hellbent on tearing a family apart; Natalia is a child, desperate to be part of a family after a lifetime of longing to be loved.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Sourdough is slightly tangy, while whole-wheat bread has a nutty, slightly sweet flavor.—
Jillian Kubala, RD,
Health,
11 Mar. 2025
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Rieger’s Straight Rye Whiskey is the foundation, while fino sherry adds a dry, nutty complexity.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Loopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loopy. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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