Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooplike
Adjective
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The lobby’s circular floor plan gives the illusion of a lily pad floating atop a koi pond.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026 -
The restricted area is a circular zone of about 33 miles around the city, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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The engine mounts were closely inspected following the November crash, and going forward the spherical bearings will be replaced regularly, after every 4,000 cycles of takeoffs and landings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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Investigators said a spherical bearing that had cracked on Flight 2976 had also failed four previous times on other planes.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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That left a small group at Concordia as the only people on Earth to witness this eclipse in its full annular form.—
Ryan French,
Space.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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In 2027, Ramadan will begin around Feb. 7, depending on when the crescent moon is first sighted, soon after an annular solar eclipse visible from South America and west Africa.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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One thing that particularly drew his interest was the idea of discoidal aircraft – what are more popularly known as flying saucers.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Nike engineered the globular Air units to be flexible and low to the ground.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The plant is easily identified by its rampant growth in the spring and its spiny globular fruit.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The main difference between my form of lupus and other variations of the disease is that discoid lupus is cutaneous, or limited to the skin.—
Amanda Mitchell,
Allure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Some target the hair follicles or scalp specifically—like alopecia areata and discoid lupus erythematosus—while others (such as thyroid disease) affect another part of the body and can cause hair loss as one of many symptoms, Dr. Lo Sicco explains.—
Krissy Brady,
SELF,
5 Mar. 2024
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“Hooplike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooplike. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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