as in spooned
to lift out with something that holds liquid
scooped broth out of the pan with a spoon
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Recent Examples of scooped
Crews stunned the fish with electricity, scooped them up in buckets, trucked them to a hatchery and ultimately moved them to Arroyo Hondo Creek in Santa Barbara County.
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
The buzzy project, now in development, scooped the €35,000 ($41,650) Tin Post-Production Award at this year’s Göteborg Film Festival Nordic Film Market.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 8 June 2026
Rafael Devers scooped it, beelined to the bag, recorded the out and sent the game to extras.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
They are then scooped out, according to the Times, and snakeheads are removed from the water and killed.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Meryll Rogge, now the creative director of Marni, scooped the 2025 Grand Prize for her eponymous brand.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
Trailing the California Angels in the decisive Game 5 of the best-of-five AL Championship Series, Moore scooped a fifth-inning single by series MVP Fred Lynn and fired a strike to nail Reggie Jackson at third base, helping Milwaukee stay within a run.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Skip dirt scooped from the yard.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
The researchers scooped it up and brought it aboard the sub.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 25 May 2026
Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
The buzzy project, now in development, scooped the €35,000 ($41,650) Tin Post-Production Award at this year’s Göteborg Film Festival Nordic Film Market.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 8 June 2026
Rafael Devers scooped it, beelined to the bag, recorded the out and sent the game to extras.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
They are then scooped out, according to the Times, and snakeheads are removed from the water and killed.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Meryll Rogge, now the creative director of Marni, scooped the 2025 Grand Prize for her eponymous brand.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
Trailing the California Angels in the decisive Game 5 of the best-of-five AL Championship Series, Moore scooped a fifth-inning single by series MVP Fred Lynn and fired a strike to nail Reggie Jackson at third base, helping Milwaukee stay within a run.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Skip dirt scooped from the yard.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
The researchers scooped it up and brought it aboard the sub.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scooped
Verb
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Of course, these cherries along with their sauce are delicious spooned atop ice cream.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
1 June 2026
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It's spooned both at the crust and in the center decoration, but the flavor does have a brightness to it that is hard to come by without actual fresh strawberries.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
3 May 2026
Verb
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Armed gangs, now in control of most of the capital, have emptied out entire neighborhoods, shuttered schools and set looted and set fire to hospitals.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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With the turf greased by his players, who had emptied their water bottles in anticipation, Glasner slid through the guard of honour on his belly to mimic his celebration after winning the Europa League with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2022.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Alex Newhook’s shot dipped below Luukkonen’s glove and gave the Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 overtime win against the Sabres in Game 7.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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April 29Trump’s approval rating dipped two points from March, to 40%, and his disapproval rating increased five points, to 56%, according to the latest Emerson College survey of 1,000 likely voters conducted April 24-26 (the poll has a margin of error of 3).—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Scooped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scooped. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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