as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
they were looped by the end of the party, so the host called a cab to take them home
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Recent Examples of looped
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025
The Russell-Brasstown Scenic Byway is a looped route, one that meanders through the Chattahoochee National Forest and encircles the headwaters of the Chattahoochee River.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
Capitol video targets Democrats over shutdown stance Tourists visiting the Capitol on Tuesday paused to watch a looped video message playing on a wide-screen TV outside House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Consider this a blanket version, whose jewel-toned colorways are just as rich as its looped texture.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Waffle weave towels dry more quickly than a thick, looped terry cloth.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025
The Russell-Brasstown Scenic Byway is a looped route, one that meanders through the Chattahoochee National Forest and encircles the headwaters of the Chattahoochee River.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
Capitol video targets Democrats over shutdown stance Tourists visiting the Capitol on Tuesday paused to watch a looped video message playing on a wide-screen TV outside House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Consider this a blanket version, whose jewel-toned colorways are just as rich as its looped texture.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for looped
Adjective
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Never before has every half-drunk joke, every stumble of language, been so on the record; never before has the moral climate been so skittish — so quick to litigate tone, ignore intent and presume motive.—
Robert Lynch,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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The next summer, he was removed from a flight at LAX before takeoff while drunk and vomiting, having been seen earlier slamming beer and whiskey in the Delta Airlines lounge.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Her father was seated on a chair with one foot tucked under him, and her mother was sitting on the sofa with both feet curled under her.—
Jacobina Martin,
Washington Post,
1 Apr. 2026
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Not only is this location remote and hard to reach, but curled rattlesnakes and tarantulas lurk in nooks.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Being from the Cape Fear coast of North Carolina, nothing epitomizes comfort food to me more than fried fish.—
Andre James,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Mar. 2026
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The lineup includes steaks, shrimp, fried chicken, soups, breakfast dishes, salads and more.—
Richard Guzman,
Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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By now, the mind-altering powers coiled in these devices are evident.—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Overnight, the smoke coiled upward and gave way to acid rain that stained the city black.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Meis moves from the Baroque virtuosity of Rubens’s study of a drunken mythological figure, through the jagged modernist puzzle of Marc’s allegorical animals, to Mitchell’s painterly abstractions and their flickering landscape allusions.—
Jed Perl,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Take Jackie, who comes into the ER after a drunken accident.—
Jonathan Hunt-Glassman,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Orange County Fire Authority’s assessment spiraled by a whopping 335% to $399,623 in 2025, up from $91,778 in 2020.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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Ledford's husband has spiraled.—
Quil Lawrence,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In between are a bunch of mongrel appliances that leave both humans and technology worse for wear, like a computer, in a 2024 photo by Sara Deraedt, that seems to be giving birth to a wet child.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Uneven landscaping, wet grass and soft soil from recent rain can all make ladder placement risky.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The ball circled the rim twice before dropping on Friday night, delighting Duke and its fans and crushing LSU.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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According to flight-tracking data online, at least one of the helicopters circled Rock’s estate four times over a three-minute span.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Looped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looped. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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