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scoop

Definition for scoop

noun as in utensil, tool for shovelling

Strongest match

utensil

Strong matches

bail, dipper, ladle, shovel, spade, spoon, trowel

noun as in previously secret information that is suddenly public

verb as in dig up; shovel

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Voters from more than 100 countries followed the action at Katmai's Brooks River through live web streams, where bears can be seen scooping up salmon and eying up their competition.

From BBC

My late grandmother, in particular, had a predictable, beloved spread: shrimp cocktail with horseradish-laced sauce; the supermarket veggie platter with ranch; crockpot meatballs simmered in barbecue sauce and grape jelly; salsa with Tostito’s scoops.

From Salon

Fans often press him for the scoop on Trout, he said, with some version of this line: “You guys share the same fishy last name, and he’s Mr. Angel just like you.”

It can elegantly vault octaves, scoop notes without a croaky glottal fry and crack words into multi-note, velvety yodels.

Adolescence had also scooped up two Creative Arts Emmy awards last week - bringing its total haul to eight.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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