- present participle of scoop.
scooping
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A growing cadre of volunteers increasingly helps with the next step, the actual harvest, scooping acorns off the ground and into bags and buckets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The push into advertising began as OpenAI rival Anthropic started gaining ground, scooping up enterprise customers and launching new models that delivered strong performance.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Just over one year ago, an unknown company started scooping up Kentucky farmland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The Times continues coverage of the Suffolk fire with a photo of a firefighting helicopter scooping water from the sea to battle the blaze.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Dad stopped scooping white rice onto his plate.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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