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stoop

[stoop] / stup /
NOUN
slouched posture
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG
WEAK
straightening






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Beetz stars as Asia, a young woman who turns up on the stoop of a high-end Manhattan apartment building, the Virgil, answering an ad for a maid job.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Although it may seem naïve, on the surface, to stoop to such mundanity — a variation on our era’s “go outside and touch grass” naturalism — Styles may be genuinely onto something.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

We occasionally throw stoop parties that draw neighbors and strangers—a “free beer” sign and lawn chairs in our driveway won us new friends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

"It's disappointing me that you would stoop as low as bringing one of those photographs," Dubois' coach Don Charles said.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

And three old men with black coats, white armbands, and sidelocks sat on the stoop of the opposite building, staring dispassionately at me from across the street.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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