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.
—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
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
Noun
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Stepping out in a dress and feeling a slight breeze?—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
28 Jan. 2026
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And the slip-on design makes getting out the door a breeze.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Get shipwrecked on a Robinson Crusoe beach with a picnic of yellowfin ceviche?—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2026
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There’s also a playground and picnic area.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Infinity cream puffs: Six mini cream puffs in different flavors, from raspberry, cotton candy and key lime, at Terran Treats in the Avengers Campus.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
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Petit fours can be anything from cream puffs or French macarons, to cookies, tarts, and mini cakes like these (petit fours glacés).—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
19 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Little Mu Hee doesn’t want the cake though, because the chicks died after eating it, as did Dad.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Every bakery has its distinguishing products, and for Upper Crust those include its Black Gold cookies, Paraguayan cornbread and Italian cream cake.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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The past 12 months marked a year of kid stuff for gleeful grown-ups.—
Faran Krentcil,
InStyle,
31 Dec. 2025
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This free party includes DJs, pop-up bars, kid stuff and more.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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Why did her mom press so hard for the littlest of nothings?—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
4 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Duck soup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duck%20soup. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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