as in spoons
a utensil with a bowl and a handle that is used especially in cooking and serving food
the chef looked around for a ladle to add the chicken broth to the pot
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as in scoops
to lift out with something that holds liquid
the server ladled out the soup from a large tureen
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Recent Examples of ladles
Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
Bowls of punch arrive laced with unusual flavors—jasmine tea, oak moss, and cardamom—served in ladles rather than glasses.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladles
Noun
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Remove the marrow from the bones with marrow spoons or butter knives.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
29 Aug. 2025
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There were rarely more than three or four casts between strikes and there were places along the shore, where snags lay thick or grass beds provided cover, that sent a fish out to each cast as surely as the spoons touched the water.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Now, whether or not those leaks came from Team Baldoni or not, the fact is such info did quickly end up in the likes of the Daily Mail and TMZ, which have had a lot of Team Baldoni scoops over the past year.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
4 Aug. 2025
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The Hill’s Julia Manchester scoops that the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee is targeting voters with social media ads featuring images of receipts showing how much each state is projected to lose in health care and funding, along with how much prices could go up.—
Jonathan Easley,
The Hill,
21 July 2025
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“Ladles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladles. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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