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Recent Examples of loopy
Existing on cable news, hosting a celebrity-free show devoted to hot-button issues and cracking jokes with a withering sarcasm where his competitors are sunny or loopy, Gutfeld is an unlikely king of late night.
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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025
But by the second verse, the lyrics get so loopy and goofy that the song reveals itself to be about nothing at all.
—Grant Pardee, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
At the end of it stands Trump, which his loopy ideas about depopulating Gaza, owning it, and building magnificent resorts.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
At first, Valentín shows no interest in Molina’s frippery, but once he gets started on his detailed narration of the loopy movie plot, the political prisoner begins eagerly requesting further installments.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025
But by the second verse, the lyrics get so loopy and goofy that the song reveals itself to be about nothing at all.
—Grant Pardee, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
At the end of it stands Trump, which his loopy ideas about depopulating Gaza, owning it, and building magnificent resorts.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
At first, Valentín shows no interest in Molina’s frippery, but once he gets started on his detailed narration of the loopy movie plot, the political prisoner begins eagerly requesting further installments.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loopy
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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
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Much like Kiryu's spy caper, Pirate Yakuza takes what would be tangential in the main series — a whacky combat arena — and centers a plot around it.—
James Perkins Mastromarino,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025
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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
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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
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Mediumship does not belong to some incredulous or demented margins; it can be practiced ethically by individuals trained through empirical standards to address the uncanny and perplexing phenomena beyond our five-sense world.—
Kwame Anthony Appiah,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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By my demented yet unimpeachable estimations, the average salary for a macrodata refiner is $125,800.—
Nic Juarez,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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As an impressionist, Carvey's style was more, well, impressionist — his gabbling, discursive George H.W. Bush spinning out further and further while remaining resolutely tethered to some measure of loony reality (taking a similar approach for his recent recurring stint as President Joe Biden).—
Dennis Perkins,
EW.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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Advertisement Here are six movies that advanced the genre in 2024: (Uncredited / Associated Press) ‘Longlegs’ Osgood Perkins wrote and directed this waking nightmare about Maika Monroe’s psychic FBI agent on the trail of ... if not quite a serial killer, the looniest murder influencer ever.—
Bob Strauss,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Dec. 2024
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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
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Dorian Gray is worth seeing for the technical wonder alone, but then there's Snook: a maniacal delight.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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With maniacal toughness and run-your-ass-off transition offense.—
Brendan Quinn,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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The words of nutty and hard-nosed former college football coach Bo Pelini come to mind when trying figure out the direction of the UC program.—
Jason Williams,
The Enquirer,
13 Mar. 2023
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Unlike flavor-neutral simple syrup, maple syrup’s contribution to cocktails isn’t just sweetness, but also buttery, nutty, and vanilla flavors.—
Jordan Mackay,
Outside Online,
27 Feb. 2023
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“Loopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loopy. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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