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ladle

[leyd-l] / ˈleɪd l /
NOUN
scoop
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Having finished second last year, Vos said he was "very, very proud" to be taking home the silver ladle this time.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Brothy soups and hearty stews Stock up on sturdy deli containers and ladle them full of nourishing soups and stews.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026

The movie purports to dip into the deep well of Shakespearean magnificence but emerges only with a ladle full of greasy schmaltz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

“For all you non-Jews out there, a kochleffel is a ladle, a ladle that stirs the pot. And when Norman, the kochleffel, stirred that pot, he wound up changing American culture.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2024

He held the ladle up to his uncle.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser




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