scooped

past tense of scoop
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 Segovia scooped a lofted pass into the penalty area for Messi, who reached it between two defenders but wasn’t in position to send a header goalbound. — Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026 Bloom Energy , Vertiv — Both names rebounded slightly, as investors scooped them up following a pullback on Friday. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026 Helena Czajka went back-to-back in the best music for a documentary category, winning for Sentient, while Finn Clarke scooped emerging screen composer of the year. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2026 Released in September after a June runway debut in the men’s show, the sneakers proved popular and difficult to purchase as certain sizes and colors were quickly scooped off the market. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026 The buzzy project previously scooped the Cannes Critics’ Week Next Step prize earlier this year. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026 Those two facts explain the news, scooped yesterday by Semafor, that Meta is creating a new class of nonvoting stock. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026 On special teams, Clemson forced a fumble on a kickoff that safety Kylon Griffin scooped and scored a TD and kicker Nolan Hauser hit three field goals including a career long 59 yarder in the final minute before halftime. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 This isn’t the first time a piece of content accused of being AI has scooped a top award. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scooped
Verb
  • Related Stories Entertainment marketers once closely guarded their marketing materials and spooned out their campaigns with tactical precision on timing and platforms.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
  • For the third Chelsea goal, via Neto, Harry Wilson’s half-pass-half-tackle was spooned to an unmarked Palmer in the centre.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • There is no evidence that foreign countries intentionally emptied prisons or mental institutions and sent people to the United States.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
  • After the pilots emptied the bucket, the helicopter swung to the left and then rapidly descended, the report states.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The team has dipped to a losing record for the first time all season since Week 1 and now has allowed the 3-4 Falcons a direct path to sole ownership of the NFC South later this weekend.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The number of Americans applying for unemployment claims dipped last week to 194,000 — the lowest since mid-July — as layoffs remain low and most Americans enjoy job security.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

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“Scooped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scooped. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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