SCOOPED Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

scooped

verb

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 The brand enters the category with the Kensi, a softly structure scooped shoulder bag, available in small and large sizes. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 24 July 2026 Without saying a word to her children, Janet scooped the shirt out of the sink and marched it across the kitchen, rosy splotches dotting the linoleum at her feet. — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026 Develop your own flavors and choose between scooped or swirled for your favorite cold treat. — ABC News, 17 July 2026 But many of those discs eventually found their way into secondhand shops and estate sales where private collectors scooped them up for safekeeping. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 July 2026 The stretchy nylon/spandex blend dress features built-in shorts with easy-access side pockets and a low, scooped back. — Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026 That’s when the Bavarians scooped a sextuple containing the 2019/2020 Champions League crown, memorably destroying Quique Setien’s Barça 8-2 in the quarterfinal. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Allison had scooped all the toys out of the box and tossed them on the floor. — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026 Philadelphia just scooped him with the 22nd pick. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 24 June 2026

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Serve directly from the packets or transfer to a large serving platter with plenty of the buttery broth spooned over the top.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
They can also be spooned over vanilla ice cream or shortcake.

— Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 24 June 2026

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More recently, gang violence has emptied out entire neighborhoods as more Haitians have fled both within the country and abroad to Canada and the United States.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Back at the Red Bull team bus, moments after the stage finish, two soigneurs emptied an ice-bath.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 22 July 2026

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But just as staggering was one of the overnight lows, which dipped to only a searing 97 degrees F (36 degrees C)—a tie for the hottest low that the city’s ever seen, a record first set just three years ago.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 30 July 2026
Just a few months ago, mortgage rates dipped below 6% for the first time in years, fueling hopes that lower borrowing costs would revive the sluggish housing market.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

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