as in to scoop
to lift out with something that holds liquid
lovingly spooned the homemade stew out of the pot
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as in scoop
a utensil with a bowl and a handle that is used especially in cooking and serving food
an assortment of metal and wooden spoons should be part of every cook's culinary arsenal
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Recent Examples of spoon
Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
When the egg whites look like a frothy bath (just before soft peaks), about 1 minute, spoon in the sugar, one heaping teaspoon at a time, while the mixer is running.
—Martin Sorge, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Christopher Kimball, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
In some cases, eggs were lobbed into the air instead of rolled across the grass, and at least one wooden spoon went flying through the air.
—Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
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Verb
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Put the bread on a platter and spoon the pan juices generously atop.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
When the egg whites look like a frothy bath (just before soft peaks), about 1 minute, spoon in the sugar, one heaping teaspoon at a time, while the mixer is running.
—Martin Sorge, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
Using a large spoon, carefully transfer the meatballs to the sauce, then, using 2 spoons, turn each to coat.
—Christopher Kimball, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
In some cases, eggs were lobbed into the air instead of rolled across the grass, and at least one wooden spoon went flying through the air.
—Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
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Verb
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The calf was so small, Rafter and Alex Constantinides were able to scoop him up in a regular fishing net, Shannon said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2025
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The comedy drama scooped awards at the Sundance Film Festival and Cannes.—
Clare Fisher,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There was a big cooler on the motor car, and a ladle.—
Graydon Carter,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
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In Room 15, for example, Matisse’s Red Madras Headdress (1907) is flanked by (among other things) a pair of watery landscapes, a pair of fans, a pair of soup ladles, and a pair of pictures, each showing a woman and a dog (one of them from the hand of William Glackens’s daughter, age 9).—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Spoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoon. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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