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.
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In 1993 the company scooped up Fisher-Price and toys and games for infants and young tykes.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
The company scooped up online pharmacy PillPack in 2018 for about $750 million, before launching its own offering.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
Teams of students from all over the world construct robots capable of performing tasks such as scooping up balls and throwing them into baskets.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Mar. 2025
Minnesota Vikings: Derrick Harmon, DT, Oregon Multiple attempted trades back into the end of the first round failed, so the Vikings scoop up the best interior defender remaining.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
The company scooped up online pharmacy PillPack in 2018 for about $750 million, before launching its own offering.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
Teams of students from all over the world construct robots capable of performing tasks such as scooping up balls and throwing them into baskets.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Mar. 2025
Minnesota Vikings: Derrick Harmon, DT, Oregon Multiple attempted trades back into the end of the first round failed, so the Vikings scoop up the best interior defender remaining.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scoop up
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“Scoop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoop%20up. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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