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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Savory spices, tender vegetables, and juicy meatballs make for a wonderfully flavorful meatball soup.
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 17 Mar. 2025
Ways to Enjoy Seaweed There are many ways to incorporate seaweed into your diet, such as:
Use it to flavor broths and soups.
—Adrienne Dellwo, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
The soup had been used to cook chicken in the morning, then cooled at room temperature for multiple hours before being stored in a walk-in cooler later in the evening.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
Add mushrooms, broth, soup, rice, and thyme to the prepared dish; stir to combine.
—Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2025
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 17 Mar. 2025
Ways to Enjoy Seaweed There are many ways to incorporate seaweed into your diet, such as:
Use it to flavor broths and soups.
—Adrienne Dellwo, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
The soup had been used to cook chicken in the morning, then cooled at room temperature for multiple hours before being stored in a walk-in cooler later in the evening.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
Add mushrooms, broth, soup, rice, and thyme to the prepared dish; stir to combine.
—Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for soup
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“Soup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soup. Accessed 23 Mar. 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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