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Recent Examples of hoop
The 1963 set, named for the year the house was founded, comprised a necklace, earrings and bracelet made up of a swirl of elongated hoops, traced in baguette, pavé and oval diamonds accented with round emeralds.
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Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Back in January, Nashville launched its official bid for a WNBA franchise, backed by former governor (and current Nashville Predators owner) Bill Haslam and hoops icon Candace Parker.
—Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
With the rise of local Fever basketball hero Caitlin Clark and women's sports nationally, the WNBA's big weekend in Indianapolis is expected to draw in hoops fans from across the country.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
There will be food trucks, an artisan market, hula hoop contest and arts & crafts and face painting along with Craft Beer Garden.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2025
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Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Back in January, Nashville launched its official bid for a WNBA franchise, backed by former governor (and current Nashville Predators owner) Bill Haslam and hoops icon Candace Parker.
—Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
With the rise of local Fever basketball hero Caitlin Clark and women's sports nationally, the WNBA's big weekend in Indianapolis is expected to draw in hoops fans from across the country.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
There will be food trucks, an artisan market, hula hoop contest and arts & crafts and face painting along with Craft Beer Garden.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoop
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Why brands are abandoning traditional PR The statistics don’t lie: Hybrid approaches create feedback loops between paid and earned media, driving continuous improvement in both areas.—
Ascend Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
24 July 2025
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Outfitted with steel cable loops, a waterproof PVC identification tag, and a bendable, flexible silicone body, these Ovener luggage tags were built for the long haul.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
24 July 2025
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Paul Levesque, a 14-time WWE World Champion best known in the ring as Triple H and WWE’s chief content officer since 2022, serves as the narrator of the docuseries.—
Jim Varsallone,
Miami Herald,
28 July 2025
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Wilson, 33, and the team at The Jewelry Group, Inc. first met up in January, and over the next several months created what is now a starting collection of charm necklaces, earrings, rings, boot bracelets, hat brim bling and collar tips.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
28 July 2025
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This new 5-CD/Blu-Ray set version of the original record contains new remixes of the songs by Steven Wilson along with the band’s 1970 concert performance at Carnegie Hall.—
David Chiu,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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According to an Instagram story post on the band's account, the openers are: Bobby Gonz, starting at 5:45 p.m. Elyanna, starting at 6:35 p.m. Ayra Starr, starting at 7:30 p.m. Elyanna is a Palestinian Chilean artist.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 July 2025
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The episode sees Miranda Hobbes' friend Jeremy Fields (Stephen Barker Turner) visiting from London and quickly falling in love with her interior designer (Carrie Preston), with the show's central circle of friends later attending the surprising new couple's wedding.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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With the next review conference a year away, nuclear states should seek to agree on this pragmatic agenda and to grow the circle of like-minded pragmatists.—
STACIE E. GODDARD,
Foreign Affairs,
28 July 2025
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Then, in her ninth pro fight, Shields picked up the WBO middleweight belt with a 2019 decision over Christina Hammer.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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With a full offseason under its belt, the group can go back to the drawing board and find new ways to aid Morgan and Tilis in their mission to build the best football product possible.—
Mike Kaye
July 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 July 2025
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In the first round of the ranked choice results, Mamdani got 29% to Cuomo’s 59% in Queensbridge; after the ranked choice rounds to distribute the remaining 12%, the balance of the votes went 2 to 1 for Cuomo for a final tally of 33% to 67%.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
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Also, the Chiefs drafted — like Pacheco, in the seventh round — Brashard Smith, who played wide receiver in his three years at Miami but was a running back who gained 1,332 yards for SMU in 2024.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 July 2025
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“Hoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoop. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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