scoop up
phrasal verb
scooped up; scooping up; scoops up
informal
: to take or buy (something) in a quick and eager way
Customers scooped up the free samples.
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Ownership changed hands over the decades before Bass Pro Shops founder, Johnny Morris, scooped up the land in 1987 and set about building a wilderness resort.
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T.j. Olwig, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
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—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2025
The win marks the second time a Powerball jackpot has been scooped up by a ticket holder in Arkansas, following the sale of a winning ticket in 2010.
—Phil Boucher, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
Chandrasekaran notes that the major LLM companies train their models by crawling the internet and scooping up data—but some data providers are now demanding money.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025
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T.j. Olwig, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
Featuring sweet markdowns, all yours for the taking, scoop up everything from skincare essentials, to fragrance, and beauty.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2025
The win marks the second time a Powerball jackpot has been scooped up by a ticket holder in Arkansas, following the sale of a winning ticket in 2010.
—Phil Boucher, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
Chandrasekaran notes that the major LLM companies train their models by crawling the internet and scooping up data—but some data providers are now demanding money.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Scoop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoop%20up. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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