as in breeze
something that is easy to do
hooking up this home theater should be duck soup—right?
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Recent Examples of duck soup
The duck soup recipe at YOUYU involves quite a kitchen concerted effort, many rare and aromatic spices and menu patience.
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Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
For Marx, making the transition from actress to wife of a great movie star was duck soup.
—Donald Liebenson, Washington Post, 21 July 2022
Rather than give the man his spare change, Raymond bought him a cup of duck soup.
—Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2021
By comparison, Adare's most recent renovation— completed this spring after two years of construction—was duck soup.
—Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2018
For me, that one dish was Hong Kong-style roast duck soup from Chinatown in New York City.
—Sari Botton, Longreads, 2 Oct. 2017
Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
For Marx, making the transition from actress to wife of a great movie star was duck soup.
—Donald Liebenson, Washington Post, 21 July 2022
Rather than give the man his spare change, Raymond bought him a cup of duck soup.
—Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2021
By comparison, Adare's most recent renovation— completed this spring after two years of construction—was duck soup.
—Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2018
For me, that one dish was Hong Kong-style roast duck soup from Chinatown in New York City.
—Sari Botton, Longreads, 2 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duck soup
Noun
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Eco effort As mentioned above, the property is designed to take maximum advantage of the environment, from the marine breeze to natural light.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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Friday will feature more sunshine, far less humidity and some breezes that could push highs to near 80 degrees.—
Chris Shaffer,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
Noun
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The couple giggled between kisses and lounged on a red-and-white picnic blanket while overlooking the Pacific Ocean.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Obama Presidential Center picnic area The center also offers picnic areas with several outdoor grills.—
Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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There’s also a new pastry cart with treats from Hotel Bel-Air’s on-site Patisserie for all your cream puff and croissant cravings.—
Andy Wang,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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As the sip evolves, notes of cinnamon, dark chocolate, cream puff, and fresh mint emerge.—
Gege Reed,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
Noun
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This retro cake recipe from the 1970s is apparently that good.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
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Every seat at Clark’s Oyster Bar looks to be splurging on seafood towers followed by crab cakes and lobster rolls.—
Chadner Navarro,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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This free party includes DJs, pop-up bars, kid stuff and more.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
25 Aug. 2025
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Physicist Matthew von Hippel looks not at the birth of the universe but at its destruction, outlining a disastrous world-ending scenario that makes asteroid strikes and Earth-colliding black holes look like kid stuff.—
Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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When Dana, who, like Virginia, had been successful in writing pleasant but undistinguished nothings—in her case, songs for Billy Rose’s revues—decided to try taking on more serious music by studying with Boulanger, Virginia entered a deep downward spiral.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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The everyday nothings and the quick check-ins.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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“Duck soup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duck%20soup. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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