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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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Recent Examples of loop
Noun
Israel’s campaign in Gaza The influential pan-Arab satellite channel Al Jazeera aired on a loop what appeared to be mobile phone footage of the gunman, wearing a suit jacket and slacks, being pulled away after the shooting, his hands behind his back. Maya Sweedler, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025 Israel’s campaign in Gaza The influential pan-Arab satellite channel Al Jazeera aired on a loop what appeared to be mobile phone footage of the alleged gunman, wearing a suit jacket and slacks, being pulled away after the shooting, his hands behind his back. Maya Sweedler, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Verb
Customer Obsession: The Core of Enterprise Excellence In every session, regardless of the topic, the conversation inevitably looped back to the customer. Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 The sources said officials at City Hall, the School Construction Authority, the Department of City Planning and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development have been looped in on efforts to evaluate 22 Suffolk for the Haven Green project. Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for loop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loop
Noun
  • The star added some sparkle with diamond hoop earrings and a sparkly purse.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 21 May 2025
  • Or jumping through certain hoops just to appease certain stakeholders.
    Joseph Liu, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Verb
  • But when the experiment spirals out of control, the group is forced into a nightmarish battle for survival as their reality begins to unravel.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 May 2025
  • Andonovski said the game was important to ensure consecutive losses to North Carolina and Seattle didn’t spiral.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Now, a ring sits four wins away after Oklahoma City thundered past the Timberwolves in a decisive 124-94 Game 5 win at home last night.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 29 May 2025
  • Modules are premade individually and then connected with outdoor walkways that all sit on a pin foundation with a ring beam producing walkways and decks as in between space.
    Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • And five seconds after that, Williams has his long arms coiled around the bigger boy like a python on a piglet.
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • With a Hall of Fame-caliber resume, the apex predator appears coiled and ready to strike at his next challenger, John Cena, this Saturday (May 10), at Backlash in Orton’s hometown of St. Louis.
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • The band posted a tribute to Williams on their Instagram page.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
  • The band first made a name for themselves in the mid 2000s with their 2006 album Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • Soon, more of these sneaky clickers are circling, so Ellie makes Dina go and hide.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 11 May 2025
  • Most buyers admire the bravura filmmaking, but mainly art-house distributors are circling.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • China is set to launch its second Tianwen deep space exploration mission late May, targeting both a near-Earth asteroid and a main belt comet, Space News reports.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
  • Unlike other Lululemon belt bags that are typically made from nylon, this option is crafted with a thermoplastic polyurethane material that is water resistant and can easily be cleaned.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • The architects Jeff Milstein and Barbara Weinstein pushed the kitchen under an arched alcove, lifted a bedroom above a curving wall, and carved a private office into the living area that looks like a tiny southwestern house.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 May 2025
  • The gleaming buildings of Chicago, curving along the shore of Lake Michigan, are especially lethal.
    Vincent Alban, New York Times, 21 May 2025

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