soup up

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Recent Examples of soup up In another case, a retail client is souping up its merchandising program with help from GenAI tools. Haniya Rae, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 That same engine powers the top-end Dark Horse model, but is souped up to 500 hp (368 kW). Aaron Turpen, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2024 But his passion for souping up classic cars would also eventually take a professional turn. Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024 Hurricane Milton, like Hurricane Helene before it, is souped up on hot water in the Gulf of Mexico. Justine Calma, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2024 Elordi, who was announced as a brand ambassador in May, chose a tomato-colored Andiamo carry-all to soup up his speckled cardi and white basics for the presentation. Alice Newbold, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2024 Gather ’round this souped up conversation set, which comes with four armchairs, two loveseats, and two coffee tables. Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2024 How is his Dodge Ram souped up with state-of-the-art technology? Elise Taylor, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2024 The surreal joke of seeing a purple monster stroll through a homeless encampment or a Studio 60–esque nightclub becomes less interesting the more Eric relies on it to soup up an otherwise leaden story. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 26 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soup up
Verb
  • Costume designer Shirley Kurata has clearly lost the thread, putting Malkovich in Nehru jackets embellished with sprays of crystals, a sarong, gloves with rings on top and platform shoes.
    Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Walls covered in De Gournay’s Slub Silk dyed Duck Egg blue and embellished with Japanese designs by Roberts painted by Roberto Mora.
    David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025
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  • By integrating state-of-the-art wildlife crossings with federal, state, and private funding, NDOT tackles pressing environmental challenges while improving roadway safety.
    Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • There's a step before planting strawberry seeds in soil: Seeds need to be chilled to improve germination.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Increasingly, criminals are able to use commonly available tools to launch sophisticated phishing scams, going as far as digitally replicating faces and voices in order to trick security systems.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Phishing is a cyber-attack that aims to trick people into divulging personal information.
    Solcyré Burga, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Recommended As Democrats look for a fighter, Bernie Sanders is striking a chord – again How can a crisis be avoided? But what the historical episodes illustrate is that a normal functioning of the constitutional separation of powers is central to avoiding, or ameliorating, a constitutional crisis.
    Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Iraqi government officials do not seek to ameliorate the ethnic group's struggles; in fact, influential party officials only aggravate the situation Assyrians face.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025

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“Soup up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soup%20up. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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