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hoops

NOUN
basketball
Synonyms


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And, of course, a cute-as-a-button golden retriever who can shoot hoops as well as he can act is always going to hit the mark, he said.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

It was a tempting offer at such a prestigious hoops powerhouse.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

"They've made me jump through hoops," the senior data analyst for the NHS says.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

There was a simple reason why Lloyd decided to zag where everyone else in college hoops was zigging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

An old wooden watertower bound with iron hoops.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy




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