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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After scooping up the terrified dog, the woman took him to a vet where a microchip revealed he had been adopted in February.
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Since launching her eponymous label in 2017, Mardahl has scooped up a global fan base delighted to sprinkle their homes with wavy dishes and sculptural cups, each fashioned in its own unique, sometimes unpredictable shape.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
However, its moisture-rich air has been scooped up by a weather system riding through a dip in the jet stream along the West Coast.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
When Van Cleef & Arpels scooped up a Grand Prize at the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, the house of Alfred Van Cleef and Estelle Arpels was a rising signature in jewelry that was less than two decades old.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Since launching her eponymous label in 2017, Mardahl has scooped up a global fan base delighted to sprinkle their homes with wavy dishes and sculptural cups, each fashioned in its own unique, sometimes unpredictable shape.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
However, its moisture-rich air has been scooped up by a weather system riding through a dip in the jet stream along the West Coast.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
When Van Cleef & Arpels scooped up a Grand Prize at the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, the house of Alfred Van Cleef and Estelle Arpels was a rising signature in jewelry that was less than two decades old.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Scoop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoop%20up. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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