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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Houseplants at Mahonia Mahonia is a great place to scoop up a new plant baby for the plant lover in your life.
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Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
And, for the savvy bettor, that can mean scooping up favorable futures odds on the NCAA champion market before the games begin in earnest.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Brookmans Park resident Daksha Maroo scooped up £166,666 ($219,000) with her two tickets.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
After the shroud is completely covered, a bulldozer scoops up the dirt and drops it into a nearby pile.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
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Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
And, for the savvy bettor, that can mean scooping up favorable futures odds on the NCAA champion market before the games begin in earnest.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Brookmans Park resident Daksha Maroo scooped up £166,666 ($219,000) with her two tickets.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
After the shroud is completely covered, a bulldozer scoops up the dirt and drops it into a nearby pile.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scoop up
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“Scoop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoop%20up. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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