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as in spoon
a utensil with a bowl and a handle that is used especially in cooking and serving food
an ice cream scoop
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as in tip
information not generally available to the public
come on, I know you've got the scoop on their breakup
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Recent Examples of scoop
Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
Apple crisp recipe Traditionally, apple crisp is served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Nov. 2024
To fix this, scoop the stuffing out of the turkey and into a casserole dish to finish cooking.
—Annie Krumhardt Peterson, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Controversy is as good for audience development as scoops, and without a standards board the only arbiter of quality is the creator herself.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
Apple crisp recipe Traditionally, apple crisp is served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
Want scoop on Silo Season 2, or for any other TV show?
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Nov. 2024
To fix this, scoop the stuffing out of the turkey and into a casserole dish to finish cooking.
—Annie Krumhardt Peterson, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2024
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Using a slotted spoon, transfer meatballs to a plate and set aside.Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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The rarest piece in the Museum set (Carney estimates that there may be four surviving in the world) is a porcelain salt spoon with a bowl the size of a hazelnut half and a handle that’s barely thicker than a toothpick.Anna Hezel, Curbed, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Nuggets were unsure when Jokic would re-join the team as of Friday evening before the opening tip.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Most drivers entering Manhattan's Central Business District, which stretches from 60th Street all the way down to the southern tip of the Financial District, would have to pay the toll.Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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This is on vivid display in the chart below, which takes all the simulations from our model and buckets them by popular vote outcome.G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Samsung has a sizing guide consistent with other fitness tracker rings as I was bucketed into my usual size 8.Adrienne So, WIRED, 18 Aug. 2024
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While rumors continue to circulate that Microsoft will finally dip its tech toes into handheld gaming next year, 2024 is still filled with enough Xbox sales on gaming peripherals to get any gamer going to the checkout.Carlos Mejia, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
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Pardi also sparked pregnancy rumors back in February, when he was seen rubbing his beau’s belly during a photo-op.Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Scoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoop. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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