the loop
noun
: a group of people who know about or have influence or control over something
She wants to stay in the loop as these changes are being considered.
He claims that he was kept out of the loop when the decision to sell the company was being made.
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And always keep your family physician in the loop.
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Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Simply loop a length of yarn back and forth, wrapping around the middle of the loop and part of the garland rope.
—Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Use it to surface insights, but keep a human in the loop to decide what gets scaled.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Throughout the performance, the camera alternated between close-ups of Sheeran and shots of his feet working the loop pedal.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
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Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Simply loop a length of yarn back and forth, wrapping around the middle of the loop and part of the garland rope.
—Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Use it to surface insights, but keep a human in the loop to decide what gets scaled.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Throughout the performance, the camera alternated between close-ups of Sheeran and shots of his feet working the loop pedal.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the loop
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“The loop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20loop. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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