scoop up
phrasal verb
scooped up; scooping up; scoops up
informal
: to take or buy (something) in a quick and eager way
Customers scooped up the free samples.
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Neal scooped up the loose ball before Wade could get it and heaved it over his head as Wade knocked Neal to the ground.
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David Ubben, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Though Michaels is attempting to scoop up former Joann shoppers, there are also plenty of local craft stores in the Milwaukee area specializing in yarn, fabrics, beads and other supplies.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Then, Google scooped up Windsurf’s founders and research team, leaving a shell of a company that another AI coding startup, Cognition, acquired in July.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Mason Mendoza blocked a punt which Joell Crespin scooped up for a TD.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
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David Ubben, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Though Michaels is attempting to scoop up former Joann shoppers, there are also plenty of local craft stores in the Milwaukee area specializing in yarn, fabrics, beads and other supplies.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Then, Google scooped up Windsurf’s founders and research team, leaving a shell of a company that another AI coding startup, Cognition, acquired in July.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Mason Mendoza blocked a punt which Joell Crespin scooped up for a TD.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Scoop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoop%20up. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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