scoop up
phrasal 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.
Examples of scoop up in a Sentence
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But some privacy advocates worry the tool can scoop up the images of people who don’t have social media profiles, but whose faces have been shared online by friends and family.
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Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 7 June 2024
These plates have a stunning and festive striped design to elevate your tablescape, and their slightly curved sides make scooping up food easy.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
Valastro uses his spoon to carefully scoop up the banana custard, vanilla wafers, caramelized banana and some of the fractured shell.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
Within 48 hours of touching down, the lander will drill into the surface and scoop up samples with a robotic arm before preparing for a trip back to Earth, the Associated Press reported.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
The hybrid device has earned hundreds of perfect ratings from Amazon reviewers, and more than 1,000 units have been scooped up by shoppers this past month.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 25 May 2024
The company said the site was overwhelmed by both fans and attacks from bots, which were posing as consumers to scoop up tickets and sell them on secondary sites.
—Alanna Durkin Richer and Wyatte Grantham-Philips, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
The crispy tower begs to be broken apart with your fingers, the rich ragù and aerated béchamel scooped up, nacho-like, from the plate.
—Laura May Todd Enea Arienti, New York Times, 17 May 2024
Sharks fans will likely scoop up more tickets following the release of the 2024-25 schedule and after the NHL Draft, which takes place June 28-29 inside the Las Vegas Sphere.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 7 June 2024
These plates have a stunning and festive striped design to elevate your tablescape, and their slightly curved sides make scooping up food easy.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
Valastro uses his spoon to carefully scoop up the banana custard, vanilla wafers, caramelized banana and some of the fractured shell.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
Within 48 hours of touching down, the lander will drill into the surface and scoop up samples with a robotic arm before preparing for a trip back to Earth, the Associated Press reported.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
The hybrid device has earned hundreds of perfect ratings from Amazon reviewers, and more than 1,000 units have been scooped up by shoppers this past month.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 25 May 2024
The company said the site was overwhelmed by both fans and attacks from bots, which were posing as consumers to scoop up tickets and sell them on secondary sites.
—Alanna Durkin Richer and Wyatte Grantham-Philips, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
The crispy tower begs to be broken apart with your fingers, the rich ragù and aerated béchamel scooped up, nacho-like, from the plate.
—Laura May Todd Enea Arienti, New York Times, 17 May 2024
Sharks fans will likely scoop up more tickets following the release of the 2024-25 schedule and after the NHL Draft, which takes place June 28-29 inside the Las Vegas Sphere.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
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“Scoop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoop%20up. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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