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Recent Examples of hoop
Another robot, when asked to perform a dunk, pressed a small plastic ball through the hoop.
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025
More hoops for the Grills FHSU got a big game from Kyle Grill, who finished with 17 points and hit a huge 3-pointer from the corner with 56 seconds remaining.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
The Canes’ first great hoops star, future NBA legend Rick Barry, couldn’t do it.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Coach Pave Enamel Heart Huggie Earrings $55 at Amazon
Our teen has nothing but love for these sleek and feminine Coach hoops adorned in delicate multi-colored pave.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 5 Mar. 2025
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025
More hoops for the Grills FHSU got a big game from Kyle Grill, who finished with 17 points and hit a huge 3-pointer from the corner with 56 seconds remaining.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
The Canes’ first great hoops star, future NBA legend Rick Barry, couldn’t do it.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Coach Pave Enamel Heart Huggie Earrings $55 at Amazon
Our teen has nothing but love for these sleek and feminine Coach hoops adorned in delicate multi-colored pave.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoop
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Out near the 10 freeway south of Phoenix, this much longer and faster loop formerly served as an IndyCar test track (including one day when Ayrton Senna reportedly drove there).—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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And for an administration that has premised itself on efficiency, a never-ending loop of funding bait and switch does not exactly make for minimizing waste.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Voyager 1 discovered a thin ring around Jupiter and several of Saturn's moons, and Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft to visit Uranus and Neptune.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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His stylists added extra flair with a blousy, checked silk ribbon tie and Boucheron cocktail rings.—
Carol McColgin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
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The pep band expanded too, taking over most of section 101 after needing about three rows the night before.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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Occasionally, the group appeared a touch ragged, but that’s the appeal: The band followed her flow, weaving drama into the songs.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2025
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This tablet has full Google Gemini integration, including the very useful circle to search.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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On policy, Democrats are beginning to come together around at least one major issue likely to drive future campaign discourse: There’s a growing desire to move toward economic populism, a relatively new concept within Democratic circles that some are warming up to.—
Hanna Trudo,
The Hill,
7 Mar. 2025
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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
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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
Noun
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Regardless of the venue, the UIL’s goal is to make the state semifinal round feel special, according to Harrison.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Mar. 2025
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In the first round of voting, members vote to narrow down nominations, and oftentimes categories are only voted on by voting members of a specific corresponding branch—the actors branch votes for actor categories, the directors branch votes for director categories, and so on.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Hoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoop. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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