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Recent Examples of loopy
As a presidential aide described the contents of each order over a loudspeaker, Trump wrote his name on the documents in big, loopy letters and then held them up, one at a time, for the crowd and the television cameras to see.
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Michael Collins, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
In constructing this loopy hangout session, Mulaney is taking the standard talk-show format and languidly injecting it with some disorder.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2025
But he’s actually got an entertainingly loopy idea: to goad President Ross, his former captor, into a military face-off with Japan over the ownership of a cache of adamantium.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
Severance season two has been chock-full of loopy surprises, from Helena Eagan’s deception and Irving’s sacrifice to departure episodes centered on Mark’s missing wife, Gemma, and his Innie’s old boss, Harmony Cobel.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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Michael Collins, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
In constructing this loopy hangout session, Mulaney is taking the standard talk-show format and languidly injecting it with some disorder.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2025
But he’s actually got an entertainingly loopy idea: to goad President Ross, his former captor, into a military face-off with Japan over the ownership of a cache of adamantium.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
Severance season two has been chock-full of loopy surprises, from Helena Eagan’s deception and Irving’s sacrifice to departure episodes centered on Mark’s missing wife, Gemma, and his Innie’s old boss, Harmony Cobel.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loopy
Adjective
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The second overtime was the whackiest of all, even before the wild final sequence.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
2 Apr. 2025
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Trump continues to denigrate and distort American achievements in the service of his whacky devotion to destructive tariffs.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.—
Peter Hermann,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2023
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Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.—
Thomas Saccente,
Arkansas Online,
17 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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This set by Studio Bloom takes two breakout shades of the year — butter yellow and mocha mousse — and elevates them for the season ahead with a dotty design.—
Mica Ricketts,
Refinery29,
9 May 2025
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Now, one of the largest celebrations of Kusama’s dotty world will debut at Melbourne’s National Gallery of Victoria (NGV).—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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But such hopes for a prosperous future were dashed by the Macías Nguema regime; the deplorable attitudes of Spain during colonial rule had a psychological impact on Macías, one that helps to explain his demented behavior once in power.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Apr. 2025
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Bale, of course, stars as the demented serial-killing New York City investment banker in the 2000 film adaptation of author Bret Easton Ellis’ controversial 1991 best-selling novel American Psycho.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Love Songs holds the hallmarks of an era of heterodox rap-hook writers, deep YouTube exploration, and DIY mash-ups and blends, but the loonier flips restore the ’89 feeling of wondering whether an exciting piece of collagework will one day be sued out of existence.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
3 Dec. 2024
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One of our region's most famous comics, Michael Hawthorne, built a career from illustrating the loony loudmouth.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
18 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Here, a young fisherman washes up on a mysterious island, only to be captured by a deranged captain who is hunted by a dark hungry beast.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
5 Apr. 2023
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Monday’s murder of six people, including three 9-year-olds, by a deranged attacker at a Christian primary school in Nashville is another sign of mental illness unleashed.—
The Editorial Board,
WSJ,
29 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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Because the character is so absurd and huge, but also dangerous and maniacal.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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This would fit with larger trends, because both Dell and Nutanix are maniacal about customer experience.—
Matt Kimball,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Sourdough is slightly tangy, while whole-wheat bread has a nutty, slightly sweet flavor.—
Jillian Kubala, RD,
Health,
11 Mar. 2025
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Rieger’s Straight Rye Whiskey is the foundation, while fino sherry adds a dry, nutty complexity.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Loopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loopy. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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