scoop up
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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But the Rockets lost a player to a penalty late in the game, and Hanifin scooped up a loose ball in front of goalkeeper Addyson Mathews and scored to restore the two-goal lead.
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Matt Goisman, Boston Herald, 11 June 2026
Prices start at $28 for individual tickets, but of the total 1 million $28 Olympic tickets, half were scooped up during the Drop 1 presale that was reserved for locals living near venue cities in Southern California and Oklahoma City.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Some of the seaweed is scooped up and sent to a park where it is allowed to decompose and become rich soil, saving the city $100,000 a year in dumping fees.
—Joan Murray, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Start with a round of sambusas — hot, crispy lentil triangles — then steer right into the Taste of Awash, a platter of beef, chicken and vegetarian shareables meant be scooped up with rich rolls of injera bread.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026
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Matt Goisman, Boston Herald, 11 June 2026
Prices start at $28 for individual tickets, but of the total 1 million $28 Olympic tickets, half were scooped up during the Drop 1 presale that was reserved for locals living near venue cities in Southern California and Oklahoma City.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Some of the seaweed is scooped up and sent to a park where it is allowed to decompose and become rich soil, saving the city $100,000 a year in dumping fees.
—Joan Murray, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Start with a round of sambusas — hot, crispy lentil triangles — then steer right into the Taste of Awash, a platter of beef, chicken and vegetarian shareables meant be scooped up with rich rolls of injera bread.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026
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“Scoop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoop%20up. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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