scooping (out)

verb

present participle of scoop (out)
as in hollowing (out)

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  1. excavating
  2. shoveling
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  • After Matthew passed, I was deeply saddened, but remained interested in excavating the full story of Matthew.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Crews began excavating in the backyard of the home on Tuesday, looking for evidence linked to several missing women.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of excavating
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  • Renminbi’s place in global central-bank reserve coffers has actually fallen since 2022, despite Beijing shoveling its currency into developing economies through central-bank swap lines.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Kenya’s President William Ruto and his counterparts from Uganda, Ethiopia, Togo, Benin and Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo led a ground breaking ceremony at the site, shoveling soil to show that work on the refinery has started.
    — Evelyne Musambi, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of shoveling
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“Scooping (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scooping%20%28out%29. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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