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adjective

Definition of loopingnext
as in spiral

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looping

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verb

present participle of loop
as in coiling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for looping
  1. spiral
  2. circling
  3. curling
  4. curving
  5. sweeping
  6. indirect
  7. winding
Adjective
  • Its spiral, canal, and chamber structures help process sound, hold fluids, and help regulate your sense of balance.
    Rachael Zimlich, BSN, RN, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
  • In the background of the image are distant spiral and oval-shaped galaxies.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 July 2024
Definition of spiral
Verb
  • Several possible candidates are already circling.
    Brian Stelter, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Questions raised over whether Israeli forces entered An Associated Press reporter saw Israeli troops operating near the border in armored trucks, with helicopters circling overhead, but could not confirm ground forces had crossed into Lebanon.
    AAMER MADHANI, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of circling
Verb
  • Messi’s two goals – the first, a close-range finish, and the second, a sensational curling free-kick – at the end of the first half helped Inter Miami best the Crew to win the trophy, which is given to the team with the best overall regular season record.
    Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • But Arsenal would double its lead in the 35th minute when Saka sent a curling free kick into the box.
    Jamie Barton, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of curling
Verb
  • The flower’s strong, curving stem makes the work not so much forceful as definitive.
    Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
  • But by using the holographic dictionary to look at the particles from their other perspective, as a gently curving space-time, physicists can calculate the outcome using Einstein’s gravity equations and then translate the answer back to get a sense of how the nuclei would smash together.
    Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of curving
Verb
  • The following weekly digest is written and compiled by the Trans Formations Project, a grassroots nonprofit dedicated to tracking and educating about the anti-trans legislative crisis currently sweeping the United States.
    Trans Formations Project, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In addition to these two AL Central teams, the Kansas City Royals also advanced on Wednesday, sweeping the Baltimore Orioles.
    FTW Staff, For The Win, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of sweeping
Adjective
  • The student who has been sentenced is not to have any direct or indirect contact with Perry Meridian High School, according to the family's attorneys.
    Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Three indirect deaths were reported, with damage in Puerto Rico estimated in the tens of millions of dollars.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of indirect
Verb
  • Titanium With History The energy required to power the watch’s performance indicator is created by winding the aforementioned crank.
    Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The character took a winding road from being singularly focused on her romance with the Joker to becoming one half of Harlivy.
    Samantha Riedel, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of winding
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looping

loops

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