souping up

present participle of soup up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for souping up
Verb
  • After the trade, Jones talked about how improving the run defense was part of their decision-making.
    Jon Machota, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Ten years on from the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the vision of improving lives everywhere in harmony with our planet is under unprecedented strain.
    Sebastian Buckup, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Regulators argue Amazon broke competition and consumer protection laws by tricking customers into subscribing to Prime.
    Annie Palmer, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Netflix After Jake betrays Vince by tricking him into revealing his whereabouts to Mancuso and his lackey Babbitt (Chris Coy) to protect Vince's daughter Gen (Odessa Young) and get her to safety, Jake rushes to help Vince once again escape a vengeful Mancuso's clutches.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The spread of banchan—side dishes that fill out a traditional Korean meal—that surrounds the central grill serves as a choose-your-own-adventure map for perfectly embellishing your meats of choice.
    Irene Yoo September 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Inch by inch, the AI aids the person in embellishing the delusion.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Souping up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/souping%20up. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!