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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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Noun
All of the pieces are color coded, so figuring out which clip goes to which loop is simple and intuitive. Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2025 The 27-mile one-way loop traverses the eastern flank of Acadia’s Mount Desert Island skipping from freshwater ponds to beaches and cliffs, delivering some of Maine’s most iconic coastal views along the way. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
The prospect runs a straight line from the first cone to the second and then loops around the second and third cones. Rj Kraft, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 The pair — Mills and Clayton Knight — transformed the score into a 23-minute mix that’s also been looped to form an eight hour piece of music, not coincidentally the same amount of time as a standard 9-5 workday. Katie Bain, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for loop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loop
Noun
  • There’s also a private freshwater pond, a putting green, a lighted tennis court that can be used for basketball, and a multi-purpose pavilion with an indoor sports court for shooting hoops or, with lifts, parking up to 26 cars.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025
  • To add even more decorations around your house, this basketball and basketball hoop garland adds some more festiveness.
    Christopher Murray, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • On the brother’s side, meanwhile, stairs form a sculptural focal point that winds from the breakfast nook to the sinuous second-floor balcony, spiraling from there to define the primary suite on the top level before reaching the roof.
    Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 18 Mar. 2025
  • But what starts as a glamorous escape soon spirals into a web of deception, power struggles and life-altering consequences.
    Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Justin put his hands into the glove the next morning and the ring slid halfway onto his finger.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The theft ring also stole Jasper Cropsey’s painting Upper Hudson (1871), estimated to be worth $100,000 or more, from Ringwood Manner in New Jersey in 2011.
    Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The pertinence of this story to current events will likely be the first thing anyone focuses on, and rightly so, but the directors also deserve credit for the film’s tightly coiled, deeply felt terror, panic, and betrayal. 32.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
  • But, about halfway into the story, Proulx abandons her customary prose style, which is as coiled as a rattlesnake and about as sentimental, in order to cut loose and give the boys their first moment of physical tenderness.
    Michael Cunningham, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Both films are directed by Rob Reiner, with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer reprising their roles as the fictional English heavy metal band Spinal Tap in the latest outing.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The legendary pop-rock band accomplished this feat in eight different weeks throughout 1964, during the band’s peak of taking over America.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Jonah Hill is circling to headline, write and direct Cut Off for Warner Bros.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Dolphins circled the capsule as divers readied it for hoisting onto the recovery ship.
    Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The categories in which it has been registered mean it can be licensed to pretty much anything that can be sold, whether that is a belt buckle, soap-bubble wands or non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and other digital assets.
    Dan Sheldon, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
  • She’s also flipped the script by adding belts over winter coats and taking a bold stance in favor of wearing leggings as pants by dressing them up with a stiletto and a structured blouse.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Completed in 2021, the four-bedroom, four-bath abode offers nearly 7,000 square feet of living space over three floors that are accessible via an elevator and a curving staircase topped by a 34-teardrop glass pendant chandelier.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The interior design features curved wooden elements that not only add sculptural beauty but also enhance sound quality throughout the venue.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025

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“Loop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loop. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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