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Recent Examples of hoop
While the final stages of the NCAA men’s and women’s hoops tournaments kept the Nielsen dials spinning, the UFL and LIV Golf had a much harder time drawing a crowd.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Most notable — her floppy ears became hoop earrings.
—Michael Paulson, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
The question there, and many other places, is whether the Cougars have the resources to rebuild football while staying great at hoops.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Men’s college hockey does not carry the revenue potential of football or basketball, where men’s and women’s hoops programs can secure money paid to their respective conference for advancing in the NCAA Tournament.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Most notable — her floppy ears became hoop earrings.
—Michael Paulson, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
The question there, and many other places, is whether the Cougars have the resources to rebuild football while staying great at hoops.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Men’s college hockey does not carry the revenue potential of football or basketball, where men’s and women’s hoops programs can secure money paid to their respective conference for advancing in the NCAA Tournament.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoop
Noun
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But for me, returning to Top Chef wasn’t about closing a loop or arriving at a conclusion.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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In our test, which involves playing a YouTube video on a loop with the screen at full brightness, the phone lasted 16 hours and 6 minutes on a single charge.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Senators who may put their hat in the ring include Brian Schatz of Hawaii and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, who hold other positions in Senate Democratic leadership, and Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, the top Democrat on the powerful Appropriations Committee.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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The heavyweight champ of season 15 is back in the ring, ready to knock out the competition!—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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Following the release of their debut LP Up All Night in 2011, the band eventually went on hiatus in 2016 and Payne released his first solo album LP1 three years later.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Who have parted ways with Zak Starkey, son of Ringo Starr and the band’s drummer since 1996, in what appears to be a dispute over his playing at the group’s concert last month at London’s Royal Albert Hall.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Emery is intensely private and has a small circle of friends.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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And so with perfect timing and wry irony, just as the unremovable blue circle turned up on billions of phones, WhatsApp quietly confirmed the solution.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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These winds exist throughout the year across the tropical belt.—
Christophe Lavaysse,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Apr. 2025
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In the rematch, Nunes regained the belt and evened the score with a unanimous decision victory in July 2022.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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On the strength of two fluke goals, and then three other ones, the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Stars 5-1 on Saturday night to win Game 1 of their first round Stanley Cup playoff series.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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The company has reportedly raised $20 million in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz.—
CJ Haddad,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Hoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoop. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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