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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.
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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
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
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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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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
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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
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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
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The Big Cat turned the tables on all those trolls for April Fool's Day and tricked plenty of them.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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For example, Russian operatives reportedly tricked Ukrainian troops into giving access to their Signal accounts.—
Frederick Scholl,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2025
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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
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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 4 Apr. 2025.
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