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ladle

[leyd-l] / ˈleɪd l /
NOUN
scoop
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The beef noodle soup, which accounts for about 80% of orders, contains noodles, beef, one ladle of original stock and one ladle of fresh broth to dilute the stock’s intense flavor.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

You cannot bail out the Titanic with a soup ladle.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

Having finished second last year, Vos said he was "very, very proud" to be taking home the silver ladle this time.

From Barron's Feb. 19, 2026

Sometimes the difference between everyday and celebratory is just a ladle, a bowl and the good ice cubes.

From Salon Feb. 3, 2026

He held the ladle up to his uncle.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

Kristofferson never sounded more like Leonard Cohen than he did here, rhapsodizing in a parched croon about a woman’s redeeming devotion as producer Fred Foster ladles on just the right amount of easy-listening schmaltz.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 30, 2024

It’s womb-like and astral, and Lustwerk’s talk-raps, which he casually ladles throughout, are like reassuring commands.

From New York Times Dec. 15, 2022

The cover of Vishwesh Bhatt’s new cookbook is a still-life photograph: Jars of black-eyed peas stand near silver ladles tinged with patina, and next to them, collard leaves fan out and over.

From Washington Post Dec. 8, 2022

Hides for clothing and teepees, bones for tools and weapons, horns for ladles, hair for rope — a steady supply of bison was fundamental.

From Seattle Times Nov. 21, 2022

She ladles lemonade into a plastic bottle, spilling some in her haste.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

Many remain convinced a tsunami could yet strike, he said, as government aid workers ladled rice porridge into bowls for the evacuees.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

President ladled his usual flattery on Mr. Xi as a “great” and “powerful” leader, and said the two are now fast friends.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

Once ladled into low bowls, each serving got a single glossy egg yolk and a small drift of fresh lemon zest.

From Salon May 12, 2026

Then they ladled the liquid into small cups.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 5, 2025

Dallas made a deep well in his mashed potatoes and ladled in the smooth caramel-colored gravy.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech

Making this one-pan dish sure beats standing over the stove, cooking slice after slice of French toast or ladling pancake batter onto the griddle.

From Seattle Times Dec. 25, 2023

The women, ladling out stew and potatoes with frozen hands, scoffed at the idea that the police could stop the crossings.

From BBC Dec. 21, 2023

No gently ladling in broth over and over again.

From Washington Times Sep. 18, 2023

“They would say, ‘Ay, no, you live in Vietnam!’” recalls Ms. Inglés, ladling mango juice into a bag for a young boy at the juice stand she runs outside her home.

From New York Times Apr. 9, 2023

Klenam was in the outdoor kitchen ladling soup into bowls, and Mawuli was washing the pans and utensils they had used for the soap making.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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