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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
The Magnificent 11 in Glasgow traces a ragged loop through 11 miles of nature reserves on the city’s south side. Miles Howard, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024 The game’s core loop boils down to beginning a seasonal chapter, exploring the area and seeing what the corruption has done, before following Neva’s desire to cleanse the world. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
Verb
From here, hikers gain access to the Cedar Crest, Governor’s Mansion and MacLennan trails, offering miles of looping dirt and limestone singletrack that drop you into the colorful timber. Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024 At Dior, they were looped round a small bun secured in the middle, whereas at Stella McCartney, bouncy waves tumbled down the models’ backs. Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for loop 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loop
Noun
  • Crabbers may not use trap gear, according to the state order; only hoop nets and crab snares will be allowed until further assessment.
    Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Only the inner steering wheel horn hoop looked like a replacement part, finished in a billet aluminum.
    Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • But as the gruesome murders continue, Sheriff Weaver (Mulroney) struggles to catch the killer, and the town spirals into panic.
    Marc Malkin, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
  • By March 2019, the security situation in Venezuela was spiraling ever-downward.
    Zach Dorfman, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Smith caught the final pitch from Walker Buehler in the Dodgers' 7-6 win over the New York Yankees on Wednesday, capping Game 5 of the World Series with the second ring of his career.
    Newsweek, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Kester’s beat includes everything that rings of ... Editorial Standards Forbes Accolades Join The Conversation Comments 0 One Community.
    Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • 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
  • Or, coil the snake's body around your mailbox or light pole.
    Beverly Rivers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Pack a picnic and some drinks and spend three or four hours touring the city from the deck, looking for bands floating down the river and playing on rafts.
    Linnea Covington, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
  • More albums followed as the band’s acclaim and notoriety grew.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • To streamline their challenge process, the Warriors want their players to be more discerning on whether to signal to the bench — by circling their index finger — for a review after a whistle.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Laura Dern gives her all as an actress whose sanity is crumbling in this nightmare opus, a slowly circling black whirlpool that pulls you in with its dream logic and traps you in the dark.
    Keith Staskiewicz, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The ‘cyborg experiment’ During the September mission, the Polaris Dawn crew conducted the first commercial spacewalk as well as ventured into the lower band of Earth’s Van Allen radiation belts, which are areas within Earth’s magnetic field where pools of radiation from the sun lie trapped.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Available in black, beige and ivory colorways, the calfskin tote features two slender belts across the front, as well as a softened napa lining.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • To that end, rosettes curve around a diamond band—an homage to his grandmother’s toi et moi ring.
    Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
  • In the artwork, text spelling out the all-caps album title is seen in a deep green color with horns curving upwards from the first and last letter of the name.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 17 Oct. 2024

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