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Recent Examples of loop
Will Cady, SPIN, 30 Oct. 2024
The humans caught in this ghostly loop cannot escape the past.
Amy Greer and fellow paranormal researcher Michael Renegar spent years trying to track down the possible historical origins of Jamestown’s vanishing hitchhiker.
—Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024
Walking the one-way, looped light path from one end to the other should take roughly 45 minutes.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Perhaps these loops are the wheels of capitalism turning at ever-increasing speeds.
—Will Cady, SPIN, 30 Oct. 2024
The humans caught in this ghostly loop cannot escape the past.
Amy Greer and fellow paranormal researcher Michael Renegar spent years trying to track down the possible historical origins of Jamestown’s vanishing hitchhiker.
—Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
Verb
She was seated on the floor with a luggage strap looped around her neck and tied to a closet doorknob.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024
Walking the one-way, looped light path from one end to the other should take roughly 45 minutes.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loop
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Brides regularly turn to princess-like ball gowns with hoop skirts, elaborate lace veils, and long trains for their wedding day.Shelby Wax, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
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Like Hilton Rothschild, Vallance wore a matching hat, hers wide-brimmed and tilted to the side, completing her look with gold hoop statement earrings.Maggie Clancy, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
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But inevitably, when the enthusiasm fades, anxiety spirals further, or real life gets in the way, our plans fall apart.Shira Gill, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Things soon spiraled out of control as other audience members began following suit and rushed the stage.Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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Enjoy the mirror-still water from the fire ring, or hop aboard the kayaks that come with the property for a scenic paddle.Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
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Even then, scientists disputed the ring’s existence for years because of inconsistent observations.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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The rattler was coiled tightly and well camouflaged.Kelli Bender, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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When England’s team exposed caterpillars to electric fields similar to those generated by a flying wasp, caterpillars displayed defensive behaviors such as coiling, flailing, or biting.Max G. Levy, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2024
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This will also be the band’s first Bay Area show without vocalist Chester Bennington, who died in 2017.Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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But the gel on the inside of the band did pull on my hair uncomfortably.Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Verb
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If the surface had holes, these curves circled around the holes forever, never taking an exit.Charlie Wood, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
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With the busing, migrants are circled around inside Mexican territory in a merry-go-round strategy that forces them to repeatedly pay off immigration agents, kidnappers and smugglers.Emily Green, ProPublica, 1 Nov. 2024
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My favorite thing about this bag, though, is the stretchy velcro waist belt which keeps the fit tight without binding around my torso.The Editors, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
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But with three heartbreaking murders under his belt, the city under his thumb, and The Batman: Part II looming, Oz Cobb is standing tall at the end of The Penguin, redefining the character and readying him for a return to whatever future version of Gotham beckons him back home.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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Created in collaboration with engineering giant Arup, its curving form has been constructed from two layers of slanted concrete shells that help echo the sound of the waves.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
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Clustered modular residences, large circular windows and curving rooflines rise above a dry riverbed.Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Loop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loop. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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