as in spoons
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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to lift out with something that holds liquid
scooped broth out of the pan with a spoon
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Recent Examples of scoops
Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
Owner of Berens Frozen Custard, Mark Berens, scoops sprinkles onto a chocolate waffle cone in his shop in Grayson, GA, on Thursday, June 19, 2025.
—Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 12 June 2026
The newsroom is soldiering on, landing scoops, asking questions, doing the work.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
The bold colors melt into each other like scoops of rainbow sherbet.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 2 June 2026
At Pan Asian restaurant Oriental, the lobster comes to the beachside tables looking like plump scoops of ice cream, and is best ordered alongside the black pepper wagyu beef.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
In Gallup, dinner came with free scoops of ice cream.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Or serve it the way Grandma does—as part of a cold plate with scoops of tuna salad, egg salad, and pimiento cheese and finished with a nice handful of grapes.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
To prepare it, dissolve two teaspoons of matcha in ¼ cup cold water, then pour the mixture over two scoops of vanilla ice cream.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 12 May 2026
Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026
Her husband scoops it with his fingers and pops a bit in Rambukkana's mouth, then in the mouths of their four children.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Ma puts the red wine to one side, ignores the shortbread, and scoops a glob of cream cheese onto her fingertip.
—Molly Aitken, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Their dad helps out every Friday with the HOA trash cans and occasionally scoops yards as well.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
At the end of lunch, the entire crew scoops their leftover food into a compost bin, and then neatly stacks their containers on top of each others.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
Biel also showed off the back of the dress—or rather, lack thereof, as the dress scoops down to just above her hips.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 4 Jan. 2026
Or scoops the ball behind his back and low to the ground like a yo-yo on a string.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Tori Harris scoops soil at a dig site in Duncan Plaza in New Orleans.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
Noun
From our beloved classic hangouts Gunther’s and Vic’s to more modern options like the vegan scoops at Babes Ice Cream & Donuts, there’s no shortage of places to grab a cup or cone.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
Owner of Berens Frozen Custard, Mark Berens, scoops sprinkles onto a chocolate waffle cone in his shop in Grayson, GA, on Thursday, June 19, 2025.
—Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 12 June 2026
The newsroom is soldiering on, landing scoops, asking questions, doing the work.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
The bold colors melt into each other like scoops of rainbow sherbet.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 2 June 2026
At Pan Asian restaurant Oriental, the lobster comes to the beachside tables looking like plump scoops of ice cream, and is best ordered alongside the black pepper wagyu beef.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
In Gallup, dinner came with free scoops of ice cream.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Or serve it the way Grandma does—as part of a cold plate with scoops of tuna salad, egg salad, and pimiento cheese and finished with a nice handful of grapes.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
To prepare it, dissolve two teaspoons of matcha in ¼ cup cold water, then pour the mixture over two scoops of vanilla ice cream.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 12 May 2026
Verb
The small red-and-white shop, covered in floral decor, also scoops gelato.
—Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026
Her husband scoops it with his fingers and pops a bit in Rambukkana's mouth, then in the mouths of their four children.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Ma puts the red wine to one side, ignores the shortbread, and scoops a glob of cream cheese onto her fingertip.
—Molly Aitken, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Their dad helps out every Friday with the HOA trash cans and occasionally scoops yards as well.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
At the end of lunch, the entire crew scoops their leftover food into a compost bin, and then neatly stacks their containers on top of each others.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
Biel also showed off the back of the dress—or rather, lack thereof, as the dress scoops down to just above her hips.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 4 Jan. 2026
Or scoops the ball behind his back and low to the ground like a yo-yo on a string.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Tori Harris scoops soil at a dig site in Duncan Plaza in New Orleans.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoops
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At 10 feet, the ceiling of The Wilder’s dim drinking den is a perfect playground to practice before the event, tall enough to windmill bar spoons between his fingers, toss vodka skyward and catch bottles behind his back.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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Awkward wooden forks and spoons have been around for years.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Flores checks for spills, then empties the mug back into the pot by hand and does it again — hundreds of times.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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To begin, lab assistant Julia Butac empties a burlap bag of beans into a bin and starts to sift them a couple handfuls at a time, removing anything that isn't a full bean.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
10 May 2026
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The loser list was topped by Maryland (off 49,100), District of Columbia (off 42,600) and Virginia (off 33,100) – dips tied to Trump’s trimming of federal workers – then Florida (off 30,600) and Oregon (off 20,100).—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
7 June 2026
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Brith watches it for a moment, then unhooks a shallow wooden cup from her belt and dips it through the surface, watching as a matching cup rises up out of the water to meet it.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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“Scoops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoops. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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