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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Martino Carrera, WWD, 21 Mar. 2025
Besides donations, Cuomo has scooped up several endorsements from influential individuals and groups that Eric Adams relied on for support last time around.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
From day one, the producer and I were scooping up archives.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
Microsoft scooped up Mojang for $2.5 billion in 2014.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
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Martino Carrera, WWD, 21 Mar. 2025
Besides donations, Cuomo has scooped up several endorsements from influential individuals and groups that Eric Adams relied on for support last time around.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
From day one, the producer and I were scooping up archives.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
Microsoft scooped up Mojang for $2.5 billion in 2014.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scoop up
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“Scoop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoop%20up. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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