1
: a liquid food especially with a meat, fish, or vegetable stock as a base and often containing pieces of solid food
2
: something (such as a heavy fog or nitroglycerine) having or suggesting the consistency or nutrient qualities of soup
3
: an unfortunate predicament
that stunt landed her in the soup
Examples of soup in a Sentence
in soup like this, amateur pilots can easily become disoriented
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All soups are beautiful, but miso soup works unique wonders for your gut, heart, and immune health.
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Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2025
While soup sales are on the rise as more Americans cook at home, sales of the company’s snack division (which owns Goldfish, Pepperidge Farm and Snyder’s) declined by 2% in 2024.
—Gigi Zamora, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
And what is soup without its loyal friend sandwich?
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
Our sweet flavorings are sometimes subtle, like the raisins in our picadillo and the pomegranate sauce that’s spooned into bowls of our noodle soup.
—Faye Levy, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
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Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2025
While soup sales are on the rise as more Americans cook at home, sales of the company’s snack division (which owns Goldfish, Pepperidge Farm and Snyder’s) declined by 2% in 2024.
—Gigi Zamora, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
And what is soup without its loyal friend sandwich?
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
Our sweet flavorings are sometimes subtle, like the raisins in our picadillo and the pomegranate sauce that’s spooned into bowls of our noodle soup.
—Faye Levy, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Soup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soup. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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soup
noun1
: a liquid food with a meat, fish, or vegetable stock as a base and often containing pieces of solid food
2
: something like or suggesting soup (as a heavy fog)
Etymology
from early French supe "soup"; of Germanic origin
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