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scoop

Definition for scoop

noun as in utensil, tool for shovelling

Strongest match

utensil

Strong matches

bail, dipper, ladle, shovel, spade, spoon, trowel

noun as in previously secret information that is suddenly public

verb as in dig up; shovel

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Fans often press him for the scoop on Trout, he said, with some version of this line: “You guys share the same fishy last name, and he’s Mr. Angel just like you.”

It can elegantly vault octaves, scoop notes without a croaky glottal fry and crack words into multi-note, velvety yodels.

Adolescence had also scooped up two Creative Arts Emmy awards last week - bringing its total haul to eight.

From BBC

The series scooped six trophies at the awards, including one for outstanding supporting actor won by Owen Cooper, who at just 15 became the youngest ever male Emmy winner, for his breakout role Adolescence.

From BBC

Buttler played his own ramps and scoops to perfection, again utilising the shorter boundaries with three sixes, but Curran's 10 was the second highest contribution.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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