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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In 1935, the owner of the then sad-sack Philadelphia Eagles grew tired of better teams scooping up all the best players, and proposed the draft as a remedy.
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Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Several other shops on the Street, including Morgan Stanley , have also recently told their clients to scoop up Cisco.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Or even Frieze, before it was scooped up by Ari Emanuel—who has now owned it for a whole decade.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
Patterson reports mattresses, coolers, even a scooter, have been scooped up by the Interceptor on Ballona Creek.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
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Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Several other shops on the Street, including Morgan Stanley , have also recently told their clients to scoop up Cisco.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Or even Frieze, before it was scooped up by Ari Emanuel—who has now owned it for a whole decade.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
Patterson reports mattresses, coolers, even a scooter, have been scooped up by the Interceptor on Ballona Creek.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
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“Scoop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoop%20up. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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