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Recent Examples of soup up
The hurricane center’s forecast model, the Global Forecast System, has also been souped up to provide hourly guidance to meteorologists up to five days out.
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Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
It had been conceived by one Trevor and souped up by another, both of them newcomers and one not even an official member.
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Andy Cush,
Pitchfork,
9 May 2026
Don't mix up this bright green soup up with its split pea cousin.
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Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
1 Apr. 2026
Portrait mode has also been souped up with artificial intelligence—AI segmentation helps detect the background, person, and sky to create a greater depth effect.
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Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
25 Mar. 2026
Warm a batch of this creamy soup up on a chilly night and pop in a few biscuits to finish the meal.
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Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
11 Feb. 2026
Under his meticulous care, the gleaming red sports car has been souped up to generate 400-horsepower turbo performance, but retains much of the original features and feel.
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Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
Read on to learn exactly how to soup up that morning shot.
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Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
9 Dec. 2025
There’s owner Joe Ghattas, a former car dealer who over 10 years turned a side hustle souping up Jeeps into a multimillion-dollar business headquartered in a $10.7 million plant near the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Powerline Road.
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Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Aug. 2025
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
It had been conceived by one Trevor and souped up by another, both of them newcomers and one not even an official member.
—
Andy Cush,
Pitchfork,
9 May 2026
Don't mix up this bright green soup up with its split pea cousin.
—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
1 Apr. 2026
Portrait mode has also been souped up with artificial intelligence—AI segmentation helps detect the background, person, and sky to create a greater depth effect.
—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
25 Mar. 2026
Warm a batch of this creamy soup up on a chilly night and pop in a few biscuits to finish the meal.
—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
11 Feb. 2026
Under his meticulous care, the gleaming red sports car has been souped up to generate 400-horsepower turbo performance, but retains much of the original features and feel.
—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
Read on to learn exactly how to soup up that morning shot.
—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
9 Dec. 2025
There’s owner Joe Ghattas, a former car dealer who over 10 years turned a side hustle souping up Jeeps into a multimillion-dollar business headquartered in a $10.7 million plant near the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Powerline Road.
—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soup up
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The sandals are embellished with the signature Ribbon buckle, which decorates a dainty strap that wraps delicately around the ankle.
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The show was named after one of these ships, The Terror (the second was The Erebus) and it’s all based on a true story, though wildly embellished both out of necessity and for entertainment purposes.
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How airlines and airports can do better Maglione and Riccobono both said that training and implementing new technology can go a long way toward improving the flying experience for blind travelers.
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The Sparks improved to 7-0 in games when the four-time All-Star has six-plus assists (Plum had seven), and the team posted a season-high 28 assists.
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The program trains itself to follow your eyeballs and then tries to trick players by moving the circles.
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Those sites were designed to look real enough to trick people into entering credit card details, passwords or other sensitive information.
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The 40-foot elevation drop from the General Hospital forecourt to the commercial hub will be ameliorated by raising the low area about 20 feet.
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If that doesn’t happen, there are always the records to remind him of the heights that Jaimoe reached with the Allmans, which can still ameliorate the sadness.
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