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Recent Examples of loopy
Watch how things take a turn when Corie’s loopy mother decides to play matchmaker during a dinner with their neighbor, Velasco.
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
The musical in question is totally nuts, a kind of conspiracist take on September 11th, complete with loopy songs.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
The tablecloth was a vibrant bubblegum pink; the menus, hand-written in loopy calligraphy; the stately centerpiece eschewed for a smattering of slim burgundy taper candles pierced ceremoniously through seasonally appropriate pomegranates.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
Theirs is the kind of loopy side quest that only Cameron has the guts to cram into a Christmastime blockbuster.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2025
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
The musical in question is totally nuts, a kind of conspiracist take on September 11th, complete with loopy songs.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
The tablecloth was a vibrant bubblegum pink; the menus, hand-written in loopy calligraphy; the stately centerpiece eschewed for a smattering of slim burgundy taper candles pierced ceremoniously through seasonally appropriate pomegranates.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
Theirs is the kind of loopy side quest that only Cameron has the guts to cram into a Christmastime blockbuster.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loopy
Adjective
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Things got even dottier from there: Another eight names were added to a growing list of scientists who have recently either died or gone missing.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2026
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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
Adjective
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What follows is a deliciously demented cat-and-mouse game between Sky and Dennis.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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But then, like some demented jack-in-the-box, the terrier popped up and charged again.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Bardem is captivating and formidable, grinning with maniacal glee at his every act of depravity and the fear and anguish of his victims.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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No, Kenny Atkinson insisted a bug was taking his voice, not the Detroit Pistons and this maniacal Game 5 victory.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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There’s something extremely psychotic about him.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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Mary, our thirtysomething narrator, has recently boomeranged back to her hometown (York) after experiencing a break with reality that may or may not be psychotic.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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The Knicks then opened overtime with a 9-0 run as a delirious crowd in Madison Square Garden danced and screamed in the aisles.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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This is less a movie about two Midwestern women traveling to Florida than a delirious fever dream about two Midwestern women traveling to Florida.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Directed by Ben Stiller and produced by Judd Apatow, The Cable Guy featured Jim Carrey as an eccentric cable man who becomes fixated on one of his customers (Matthew Broderick).—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
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In 2003, the eccentric financier reported to police that thousands of dollars in cash and a gun were stolen from his mansion on El Brillo Way, a dead-end street that ended on the Intracoastal Waterway.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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And most of today’s Esperanto adherents are neither naïve nor even particularly batty.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan play the somewhat batty Harrigan crime family leaders.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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Warm, nutty, and salty, brown butter adds so much complexity to any chocolate chip cookie recipe.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 June 2026
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Salty, nutty, and dangerously easy to order twice.—
Carrie Honaker,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 June 2026
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“Loopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loopy. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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