as in scooping
to lift out with something that holds liquid
lovingly spooned the homemade stew out of the pot
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Recent Examples of spooning
Try spooning dollops of high-quality marinara over the top before baking for extra depth.
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
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scooping
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By scooping her chocolate cake into dessert glasses and topping it with icing and strawberries, Gaines tapped into this centuries-old dessert tradition.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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But a tightening job market, a relentless focus on college admissions for some groups of young people, and greater automation of rote tasks like working a checkout have all led to fewer teens spending their summers scooping ice cream or bagging groceries.—
Cortney Harding,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Spooning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spooning. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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