souping up

present participle of soup up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for souping up
Verb
  • Guerra — who represents the 6th District and neighborhoods including Colonial Manor, Elmhurst and Tahoe Park — has served on the City Council since 2015, and has been a vocal advocate for public parks, pedestrian safety and improving local business corridors.
    Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • To ward off feelings of isolation, founders and top executives are stepping outside of the office to focus on improving their well-being.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • How to protect yourself from AI phishing scams AI phishing scams rely on tricking people into trusting what looks and sounds real.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Some have also used the hashtag #homelessman to post their videos, all of which center on the idea of tricking people into believing that there is a stranger inside their home.
    Maura Murphy, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That calls for a little extra creativity from its mom — and the movie’s narrator (Emilia Clarke) — who wriggles her mandibles and gets to work embellishing upon what Dahl imagined.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
  • One of the standout footwear styles presented by Dior was a mule with a dramatically oversized rosette embellishing the upper, coming in different colors including a pastel plaid.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Souping up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/souping%20up. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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