soup up

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Recent Examples of soup up Soon the company had unveiled o3-mini, o3-mini-high, o4-mini, o4-mini-high, and o3-pro, each of which was souped up with a bespoke combination of post-training techniques. Cal Newport, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2025 While the original game was a simple, souped up demolition derby, this adaptation has expanded it into an anarchic trek across America with some Deadpool and Zombieland flourishes from Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. Lucy Ford, Time, 19 May 2025 Naturally, Sucker Punch Productions immediately broke ground on a remaster, souping up Tsushima’s incredible landscapes into uncharted tiers of fidelity for the new hardware. Luke Winkie, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025 In another case, a retail client is souping up its merchandising program with help from GenAI tools. Haniya Rae, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 That same engine powers the top-end Dark Horse model, but is souped up to 500 hp (368 kW). Aaron Turpen, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2024 Hurricane Milton, like Hurricane Helene before it, is souped up on hot water in the Gulf of Mexico. Justine Calma, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2024 Elordi, who was announced as a brand ambassador in May, chose a tomato-colored Andiamo carry-all to soup up his speckled cardi and white basics for the presentation. Alice Newbold, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soup up
Verb
  • Before ammunition was personalized with messages, gun magazines and weapons themselves were often embellished with inscriptions.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The ensuing era was the group’s most commercially successful, as Beck’s innovative playing embellished the band’s increasingly experimental sound.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As Gabriel improves and the rapport builds, Bond could turn into a fantasy WR4 given his ability.
    Jake Ciely, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Now is the time to improve your home’s ability to withstand hurricanes.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But in addition to his reputation as a womanizer, Casanova was also a con man, a skilled liar who came from a family of actors and who over the course of his life manipulated and tricked countless people to maintain wealth and status.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Malware has evolved to target macOS more aggressively than ever and many attacks now rely on tricking users rather than breaking through security software.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While many winemakers around the globe are seeking higher sites to ameliorate the effects of a warming planet, others have chosen to plant on mountaintops purely to make the best wine possible.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2025
  • But nothing David makes for dinner or tries to say seems enough to compel her to eat, let alone ameliorate her depressive state and anorexic behavior.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Soup up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soup%20up. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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