scoop
Example Sentences
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The iconic 24-hour cable news network is among the various Warner Bros. assets that would be scooped up by Paramount in a deal announced Thursday that could transform the media landscape.
From Los Angeles Times
Labour drew working-class voters, and the Tories scooped up the aspirational middle class and the wealthy.
The Shah boarded a plane, scooping a fistful of Iranian dirt on his way out.
The New York World scooped other papers clamoring to run Maggie’s confessional interview.
From Literature
Major bottoms are rarely quiet events: They are marked by heavy participation as some people cut their losses and others try to scoop up bargains.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
