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Recent Examples of souped-up
Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 9 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, the Arts Club Dubai is a souped-up, supersize sibling to its namesake in Mayfair, stretched across 65,000 square feet in the financial district.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2024
In fact, Levin suspects that cognition probably evolved as cells started to collaborate to carry out the incredibly difficult task of building complex organisms and then got souped-up into brains to allow animals to move and think faster.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
Even considering the souped-up passing games that dominate the league these days, the Lions ranked second, fourth and 13th in yards, TDs and INTs, and out of 32 teams.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2024
Adjective
This sleek toothbrush is souped-up with multiple brush settings, Bluetooth connectivity, and a carrying case for easy traveling.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 9 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, the Arts Club Dubai is a souped-up, supersize sibling to its namesake in Mayfair, stretched across 65,000 square feet in the financial district.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2024
In fact, Levin suspects that cognition probably evolved as cells started to collaborate to carry out the incredibly difficult task of building complex organisms and then got souped-up into brains to allow animals to move and think faster.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
Even considering the souped-up passing games that dominate the league these days, the Lions ranked second, fourth and 13th in yards, TDs and INTs, and out of 32 teams.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for souped-up
Adjective
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As for the tourists, their van pulls up, far in the background of a long shot that gazes through the grand lobby of the hotel—where, in the foreground, a small folk orchestra of blind musicians, accompanied by a dance troupe’s festive gyrations, provides a showy welcome.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
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Plants feature showy crimson blooms packed with long petals and olive-green foliage that smells like anise when crushed.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The crucial employment snapshot is slightly delayed because of the brief government shutdown and will show whether the trajectory improved for the US labor market, which has been stuck in a low-hire and low-fire lull.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Jimmy Wales, the site’s other co-founder, has also been in the news, promoting his new book, The Seven Rules of Trust, which argues that society would be greatly improved if more people and organizations adopted the Wikipedia ethos.—
Imogen West-Knights,
The Dial,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The audience roared and cheered as Bad Bunny dance-narrated his way through a slew of scenarios and cities, surrounded by exuberant dancers who moved between salsa and reggeton rhythms.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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The train coasted into Bari, the capital of Puglia, to the exuberant horns and drums of a welcome band.—
Adam Erace,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, her under-eyes were embellished using a brightening concealer and her lips were coated in a pink gloss.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Robbie's custom Chanel creation included a corseted bodice and a floor-length velvet skirt embellished with feathers and silk petals, which was draped over ivory silk faille.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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For here was a gay man doomed by his failure to recognize that the courtroom was a different kind of stage, one where flamboyant insouciance would bring disaster rather than applause.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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The three-minute vlog saw her shopping for food while wearing a flamboyant black-and-white feather top.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Experts say such scam operations in Cambodia and elsewhere have cheated people around the world out of billions of dollars and tricked people from many countries to work in them under slave-like conditions.—
Sakchai Lalit,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Wiles barely could make the tight final left-hand turn that had tricked Monsen.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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High school coaches are now guiding their young players to start looking at smaller colleges instead of having grandiose dreams of joining the big-time programs right away.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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In mid-August, the Governor’s official X account began mocking the President in his own addled, grandiose, all-caps style.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Here, Linklater eschews the overwrought trappings that these types of movies typically fall into.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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The multiple polygonal recesses and panels and sharp creases throughout the lower half of the front-end are an uninvited reminder about how eager Toyota's design team seems to throw itself into absolute overwrought styling territory.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Souped-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/souped-up. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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