as in scoops
a utensil with a bowl and a handle that is used especially in cooking and serving food
an assortment of metal and wooden spoons should be part of every cook's culinary arsenal
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as in buckets
to lift out with something that holds liquid
lovingly spooned the homemade stew out of the pot
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Recent Examples of spoons
Zoya Hasan, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Cara Mangini spoons these luscious tomatoes over crostini that she's smeared with goat cheese or ricotta, then tops each with extra basil.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 21 May 2026
Dishes that are stacked too closely together, are nested (think bowls and spoons), or blocked by larger items may not be fully cleaned and rinsed.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
Use marabou jigs, jigs tipped with one- to two-inch minnows and spoons for combing these deeper areas.
—John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
Giggling, the girls ordered a pint of watermelon ice cream, requested three spoons, and dropped their last dime into the tip jar.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
From Cookie Dough Pompompurin to Cherry Hello Kitty, customers can collect up to 12 scented figures or three color-changing spoons.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Drizzle two bar spoons of honey sweetener in the cup, followed by two ounces of bourbon, mixing the ingredients together.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 1 May 2026
Your cooking zone — spices, wooden spoons, tongs — stays within arm’s reach of the stove.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026
Noun
Awkward wooden forks and spoons have been around for years.
—Zoya Hasan, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Cara Mangini spoons these luscious tomatoes over crostini that she's smeared with goat cheese or ricotta, then tops each with extra basil.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 21 May 2026
Dishes that are stacked too closely together, are nested (think bowls and spoons), or blocked by larger items may not be fully cleaned and rinsed.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
Use marabou jigs, jigs tipped with one- to two-inch minnows and spoons for combing these deeper areas.
—John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
Giggling, the girls ordered a pint of watermelon ice cream, requested three spoons, and dropped their last dime into the tip jar.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
From Cookie Dough Pompompurin to Cherry Hello Kitty, customers can collect up to 12 scented figures or three color-changing spoons.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Drizzle two bar spoons of honey sweetener in the cup, followed by two ounces of bourbon, mixing the ingredients together.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 1 May 2026
Your cooking zone — spices, wooden spoons, tongs — stays within arm’s reach of the stove.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoons
scoops
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In Gallup, dinner came with free scoops of ice cream.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Or serve it the way Grandma does—as part of a cold plate with scoops of tuna salad, egg salad, and pimiento cheese and finished with a nice handful of grapes.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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“Spoons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoons. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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