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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scooping (out)
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While excavating the ruins, archaeologists from the University of Haifa's Zinman Institute of Archaeology were struck by a floor design at the entrance of an ancient building.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025 -
Other mining jobs include continuous mining machine operators, excavating/loading machine and dragline operators, and construction equipment operators.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Soldiers have also been spotted in parks carrying out tasks typically assigned to gardeners and landscapers – shoveling mulch, blowing leaves and scooping up trash.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Hayes is now a long ways away from his teenage years shoveling driveways, and his early career as a postal-service worker.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Scooping (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scooping%20%28out%29. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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