loop 1 of 2

as in hoop
a circular strip cut the paper into narrow strips, and then paste those into loops

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verb

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Recent Examples of loop
Noun
There’s a slot for a hydration pack or laptop, and an ice ax loop can hold walking poles. Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025 Further advantages to producing an interactive prototype include early user testing and validation, streamlining feedback loops with Figma’s inline comments, and improving communication with developers. PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic’s editor in chief, had withheld some of the contents of the thread in his bombshell report Monday revealing that he had been looped in on plans to carry out attacks on Houthi targets in Yemen. Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2025 According to the flight map, per FlightAware, the plane barely made it over the Atlantic Ocean, looping off the west coast of the country before returning back. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for loop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loop
Noun
  • Men’s college hockey does not carry the revenue potential of football or basketball, where men’s and women’s hoops programs can secure money paid to their respective conference for advancing in the NCAA Tournament.
    Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • And some have to jump through some other hoops before they’re allowed to come back.
    Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The two white dwarfs are currently spiraling around each other in an orbit taking longer than 14 hours.
    John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
  • When Austin eventually breaks off the friendship with Craig, Craig spirals in a way that Robinson has perfected.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Daddario opted to keep her accessories relatively minimal, choosing instead to showcase her array of statement jewelry pieces from earrings to rings and her standout Tag Heuer Carrera Date timepiece.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Hardy is facing multiple felony charges and has also been tied to an additional conspiracy ring responsible for dozens of alleged carjackings, with one incident resulting in a victim being shot to death.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • How to clean air fryer coils Cleaning the air fryer basket and rack is only part of the job.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Males pour by the thousands from the depths of the limestone caverns, coiling over rocks and one another in a slow-motion frenzy of courtship.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Following the release of their debut LP Up All Night in 2011, the band eventually went on hiatus in 2016 and Payne released his first solo album LP1 three years later.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Tollett also helped the band Pearl Jam book alternate venues during its boycott of Ticketmaster after a dispute in the early 1990s.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Hiking here rewards you with panoramic views of the coastline, where hawks circle overhead and the scent of sagebrush floats on the breeze.
    Cliff Lewis, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The boys board a rescue boat and pull five souls off the Flicka’s rescue dinghy, all while sharks circle and buck.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In the rematch, Nunes regained the belt and evened the score with a unanimous decision victory in July 2022.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • These winds exist throughout the year across the tropical belt.
    Christophe Lavaysse, JSTOR Daily, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The most recent of the roadway fatalities took place about 7:45 a.m. Monday, when a westbound Ford SUV veered off a curving stretch of Gopher Canyon Road in Bonsall and crashed into a ditch near Valley of the King Road, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The connection to contemporary art also informs the design of the bottle, which was inspired by the curving landforms of Charles Jencks’ Cells of Life at Jupiter Artland.
    Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025

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“Loop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loop. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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