loop 1 of 2

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
Plus, the hook and loop closure helps lock in heat. Nicol Natale, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025 So we’re left with a dangerous feedback loop: Higher inflation leads to higher interest rates, which lead to higher debt-service costs, which then require more government borrowing or money creation, potentially fueling further inflation. Veronique De Rugy, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
Meanwhile, bands that are made to loop around parts of your body (a.k.a. mini bands) can add a degree of difficulty to lower body moves like squats, leg lifts, and clamshells. Sara Coughlin, SELF, 8 Jan. 2025 An annual meteor shower, the Orionids are produced by the debris trail left by Halley’s Comet, which loops around the sun once every 76 years and was the first comet to ever have its return predicted. Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for loop 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loop
Noun
  • Over the course of an entire season, that would rank dead last in college hoops.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
  • The Missouri Tigers’ men’s basketball team has entered the weekly Associated Press Top 25 poll for the first time since the end of the 2022-23 college hoops season.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The need for housing of the residents affected by the fires is likely to send rent and home prices in Southern California spiraling in the coming days and weeks, as the state's chronic shortage of housing exacerbates the issue.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
  • In an era where reviews and ratings are readily accessible, ignoring employee voices can quickly spiral into a public relations crisis.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • After fear that all three of Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin's Stanley Cup rings had been stolen, all of them were reportedly found inside of his home.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The 47-year-old is general manager of the Pico Rivera Sports Arena, the rodeo ring next to the San Gabriel River that has been a shrine to Mexican horse culture for decades.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • In November, a man from Stellenbosch, South Africa, returned home to find a cape cobra coiled under a pillow on his bed.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Now one of the movie men approaches, fat extension cords coiled around both arms.
    Honor Jones, The Atlantic, 7 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The action of closing the three bands unites two small hands, each enameled in beige, upon the ring’s central cluster of ruby and diamond.
    Walker Mimms, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Behind the band was a chain link fence topped with barbed wire, decorated with white flowers, silky ribbons, and brass knuckles.
    Steve Appleford, SPIN, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The topic of an engagement had been circling the couple for more than a year.
    Julia Moore, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
  • However, with Europe’s elite clubs always after young, ball-playing centre-backs, other sides will soon be circling.
    The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Ohio State has another National Championship under its belt, and 22.1M people tuned in to watch the Buckeyes defeat Notre Dame for the title on Monday.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Yet, for me, a freelance reporter who often writes about mental health and has two decades of therapy under my belt, the tone seemed different from some other therapists’ websites.
    Ashley Abramson, Allure, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Al Suave's curving roofs mimic the waves just steps away, while a flowing pool cuts through the property like the creek that divides the two sides of town.
    Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The site sits on the edge of Coffey Park, an unlikely haven in the middle of industrial Brooklyn with its curving walkways and 126 trees.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2025

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