hoops

noun

plural of hoop
as in loops
a circular strip made Christmas garlands from hoops of red and green construction paper

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Recent Examples of hoops Of course, many fans already pay for cable or other services, lowering the additional cost come hoops season. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Allowing the dress to speak for itself, Megan wore minimal jewelry, which included silver hoops and a diamond bracelet. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026 People are required to jump through many hoops to get relief now. — Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026 Thompson played in last week’s Jayhawks football game at Utah, while White was slated to play in the KU hoops team’s exhibition against Pittsburg State on Friday. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026 Getting into the second-best hoops league in the world is difficult enough; staying there is even more so. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026 Uber allegedly forced customers to jump through 32 hoops across 23 screens just to cancel their loyalty subscription. — Lindsay Owens, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026 But for a night out on the town, dress things up with heeled knee-high boots, shiny gold hoops, and a leather clutch. — India Roby, Glamour, 23 Sep. 2026 Contributor Jenelle Riley headed backstage before opening night to watch the high-stakes performers warm up with poles, hoops, ropes and more. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoops
  1. loops
  2. rings
  3. bands
  4. circles
  5. belts
Noun
  • Instead, businesses need to pay attention to AI-specific metrics such as data drift, hallucinations, reasoning loops and token consumption.
    — Klaudia Zaika, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The production is a rattling junk drawer of circuit-bent thrift-store keyboards, dusty drum machines, and unintuitive loops, and KTO combines them into head-scratching, shouldn’t-work grooves.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of loops
Noun
  • The light fixtures, furniture, carpet, utensils and even the napkin rings all matched.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The assistant coaches were handed boxes without rings inside, though they are expected to receive rings later on.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of rings
Noun
  • Three people were rescued from high waters rushing through the Pacoima Wash on Thursday morning in the San Fernando Valley as the Los Angeles area continues to experience bands of heavy rain and flooding.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Settlers bypassed local tribal bands and elevated a single Montaukett sachem to sign away vast tracts of land.
    — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of bands
Noun
  • Alon, Oren’s twin, was an executive at their family’s security firm and frequented the same social circles with his brothers.
    — Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The film slowly relates that the aspiring rapper and superfan ingratiated himself into the band’s circles, flying to New York multiple times as a teenager for the purpose.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of circles
Noun
  • Despite the Cougars’ shaky start, with all that Pac-12 prestige, exposure and, importantly, financial income under both teams’ belts, does either have an inherent advantage over the conference’s newcomers?
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Missy MacIvor was hogtied with belts from her dresser drawers.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of belts

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“Hoops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoops. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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