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  • present tense form of hoop (3rd person singular).
  • plural of hoop.

hoops

NOUN
basketball
Synonyms


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This would require "additional legal hoops", including approval from the governor's office and potentially the state legislature.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Ozuna said that her daughter, the kindergarten teacher, holds a college degree and is working toward becoming a certified teacher but has struggled to get through a series of financial hoops.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

But if they don’t want to, “they will no longer have to jump through hoops to permanently opt out.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Mr. Bessent has been jumping through hoops with short-term fixes that don’t work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Some girls, Courtneyand Darlene and someone else, were beginning to shoot hoops across the yard, and the coach, Mrs. Brower, turned toward us, her whistle between her teeth.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott




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