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hoop

[hoop, hoop] / hup, hʊp /
NOUN
ring
Synonyms


NOUN
basketball goal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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Ms. de Hoop Scheffer is president of the German Marshall Fund of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

He and former Laker Svi Mykhailiuk, currently a member of the Utah Jazz, launched the Hoop For Ukraine Fund after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2025

"The moment upon us is one that has been a snowball building for the last generation or so," said Kate Fagan, a former Colorado University basketball player, and author of the book Hoop Muses.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024

Hoop houses, large greenhouse-like tents, nurture more crops.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023

My eyes settle on a book I’d spotted earlier: Hoop Dreams.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed




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