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as in spoon
a utensil with a bowl and a handle that is used especially in cooking and serving food
an ice cream scoop
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as in tip
information not generally available to the public
come on, I know you've got the scoop on their breakup
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Recent Examples of scoop
Patricia S York, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Another great piece to layer or rock on its own, this flattering scoop-neck tank makes an easy grab for everything from morning workouts to casual lunch outings.
—Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Naturally, Bravo’s bigwigs and Cohen were pretty peeved to see gossip sites scooping them on their own reunion.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2026
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Noun
Peaches and blueberries spiced with cinnamon and brown sugar marry underneath pillowy pastry to create a dessert that merits your heartiest scoop of vanilla ice cream.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Another great piece to layer or rock on its own, this flattering scoop-neck tank makes an easy grab for everything from morning workouts to casual lunch outings.
—Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Verb
After a timeout, Fox missed a jump shot, only for Stephon Castle to scoop the offensive rebound and draw a foul on Hart in the process.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Naturally, Bravo’s bigwigs and Cohen were pretty peeved to see gossip sites scooping them on their own reunion.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoop
Noun
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Strain tomato base through a fine-mesh sieve into a pitcher, pressing on solids with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula to extract as much juice as possible; discard solids.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 June 2026
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At the newlyweds’ reception, sushi boats and shrimp ceviche spoons supplant tabbouleh.—
Ani Duzdabanyan,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Krueger couldn’t be more pleased about her trajectory, and gives a hat tip to the late Ann Bishop, among the first female journalists to anchor the evening news in a major market.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
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For more heat safety tips, check out this comic.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
15 June 2026
Verb
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As Hortiz mentioned at his pre-draft presser, fullback and tight end will be bucketed together in this offense.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Broadly, these can be bucketed into tech, team, and time.—
Ilana Yurkiewicz,
STAT,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Because the rumors are rumoring.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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There have been rumors of people attempting suicide or dying at the facility, which the Herald has been unable to confirm.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Data center operator CoreWeave and other chipmakers, like AMD and Micron, also dipped into the red.—
Jarrod Barry,
NBC news,
11 Dec. 2025
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But even that debut was dipped in controversy.—
Desiree Mathurin
December 11,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Scoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoop. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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