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Recent Examples of souped-up
Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 9 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, the Arts Club Dubai is a souped-up, supersize sibling to its namesake in Mayfair, stretched across 65,000 square feet in the financial district.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2024
In fact, Levin suspects that cognition probably evolved as cells started to collaborate to carry out the incredibly difficult task of building complex organisms and then got souped-up into brains to allow animals to move and think faster.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
Even considering the souped-up passing games that dominate the league these days, the Lions ranked second, fourth and 13th in yards, TDs and INTs, and out of 32 teams.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2024
Adjective
This sleek toothbrush is souped-up with multiple brush settings, Bluetooth connectivity, and a carrying case for easy traveling.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 9 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, the Arts Club Dubai is a souped-up, supersize sibling to its namesake in Mayfair, stretched across 65,000 square feet in the financial district.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2024
In fact, Levin suspects that cognition probably evolved as cells started to collaborate to carry out the incredibly difficult task of building complex organisms and then got souped-up into brains to allow animals to move and think faster.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
Even considering the souped-up passing games that dominate the league these days, the Lions ranked second, fourth and 13th in yards, TDs and INTs, and out of 32 teams.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for souped-up
Adjective
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Men’s fashion week has long been considered the quieter, less showy sibling of the long-standing women’s event.—
Joy Montgomery,
Vogue,
5 Feb. 2025
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Advertisement The fate of the nearby Bruin, which opened in 1937, remains unclear; it was not purchased along with its more showy sibling.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
21 July 2024
Verb
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Finally healthy and a catalyst in the Panthers’ improved pass rush, Wonnum has gained a deeper perspective — and a wealth of medical knowledge — over the year since his initial injury.—
Joseph Person,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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But the Blackhawks are usually the Wild’s tonic, and the Wild improved to 14-0-1 against them in the past 15 meetings.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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But that didn’t stop people from falling in love with the exuberant, stylish, flawed Jag.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2025
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An exuberant young male, with small scars of missing whiskers looking so much like adolescent acne on his face-forward personality, began his investigation slowly.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Outfits feature a pleated skirt design paired with a matching jacket or blouse, and dresses embellished with applications.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
30 Dec. 2024
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The green and teal embellished burlesque ensemble worn by Roan to promote her SNL appearance was the most complex ensemble Deatherage has worked on and took more than a month to assemble.—
Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The boy’s uncles—a visual artist and an aspiring intellectual—add his own flair, while Hinterland, his flamboyant great-grandmother, played by the now 92-year-old Liliane Rovère, regales memories of her home in Odessa, Prokofiev and a life less ordinary.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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Jennifer, when curating her vintage realm, realized that the term has two sides: while some think of exuberant, flamboyant pieces gathered in one disorderly shop, others imagine vintage as high-end, inaccessible to the average customer.—
Grace Butler,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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These moments work, but as a whole, the album buckles under the weight of its creator’s grandiose vision.—
Matthew Ismael Ruiz,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
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These early recordings presented a nihilistic and drug-addled world view, and a bracing reimagination of R. & B. Tesfaye eventually stepped out from the shadows, and as his star grew his aesthetic and narrative ambitions became more grandiose.—
Carrie Battan,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The moment feels false and overwrought in a movie that otherwise is a model of restraint.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Oct. 2024
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For some readers, such accolades read as insincere or overwrought.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, has warned that Iran has enriched uranium to 60 percent.—
Brad Dress,
The Hill,
20 Dec. 2024
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Uranium enriched to 60 percent could theoretically be used for a nuclear weapon, albeit an inefficient one by most standards.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Souped-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/souped-up. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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