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hoop

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


NOUN
basketball goal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal

There are a few more hoops to jump through when using NordVPN because they have subsets of servers dedicated to P2P and obfuscation.

From Salon

But for now, Boozer is playing college hoops with his brother Cayden at Duke, also a No. 1 seed in the March Madness tournament.

From MarketWatch

And the Balkan Five have gone from niche college hoops phenomenon to March Madness steamroller.

From The Wall Street Journal

Consider the ridiculous hoops you’ve had to jump through in the aftermath of your parents’ deaths.

From Salon