as in breeze
something that is easy to do
hooking up this home theater should be duck soup—right?
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Recent Examples of duck soup
The duck soup recipe at YOUYU involves quite a kitchen concerted effort, many rare and aromatic spices and menu patience.
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Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
18 July 2025
For Marx, making the transition from actress to wife of a great movie star was duck soup.
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Donald Liebenson,
Washington Post,
21 July 2022
Rather than give the man his spare change, Raymond bought him a cup of duck soup.
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Dave Birkett,
Detroit Free Press,
12 Aug. 2021
By comparison, Adare's most recent renovation— completed this spring after two years of construction—was duck soup.
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Jo Rodgers,
Vogue,
4 Apr. 2018
For me, that one dish was Hong Kong-style roast duck soup from Chinatown in New York City.
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Sari Botton,
Longreads,
2 Oct. 2017
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
18 July 2025
For Marx, making the transition from actress to wife of a great movie star was duck soup.
—
Donald Liebenson,
Washington Post,
21 July 2022
Rather than give the man his spare change, Raymond bought him a cup of duck soup.
—
Dave Birkett,
Detroit Free Press,
12 Aug. 2021
By comparison, Adare's most recent renovation— completed this spring after two years of construction—was duck soup.
—
Jo Rodgers,
Vogue,
4 Apr. 2018
For me, that one dish was Hong Kong-style roast duck soup from Chinatown in New York City.
—
Sari Botton,
Longreads,
2 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duck soup
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Inside the villa, the vibe was much more relaxed, as guests mingled in the garden hoping to catch a breeze before the runway show began.
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The spinner wheels and adjustable handle make pulling it through the airport a breeze, and the inside has a mesh divider, elastic straps, and a hidden pocket to keep belongings organized.
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Attendees can bring their chairs, blankets or favorite picnic dinner to the concert.
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Order your lunch to take with you for a beach picnic or enjoy it on the restaurant’s rooftop patio.
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As explained in a 1985 issue of Better Homes & Gardens, cream puff batter that bakes like a popover best describes Nun's Puffs.
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Start with the legendary cream puffs — pillowy, powdered-sugar-dusted and worth the line.
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The photo showed the mom of one in front of a cake with white icing and a pink candle, while her son sat beside her.
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Whether spread on warm pancakes, melted onto corn on the cob, baked into our favorite cakes, cookies and pies or enjoyed atop fresh bread, both have earned a permanent place in many kitchens.
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The Easter Bunny will be there for meet-and-greets, along with inflatables, face painting and other fun kid stuff.
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Land the pedigree of a Giannis, and the kid stuff can be bypassed, as the Knicks did with their trade for Jalen Brunson and the Cavaliers with their deal for Donovan Mitchell.
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While CinemaCon 2026 brought us exciting news about new films, it was also bogged down with status quo nothings about how Amazon MGM still hasn’t found a new James Bond.
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When Dana, who, like Virginia, had been successful in writing pleasant but undistinguished nothings—in her case, songs for Billy Rose’s revues—decided to try taking on more serious music by studying with Boulanger, Virginia entered a deep downward spiral.
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“Duck soup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duck%20soup. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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