scooped Definition
- 1picked up and moved with a scooping motion
- 2having been beaten to a news story by a rival journalist
Using scooped: Examples
Take a moment to familiarize yourself with how "scooped" can be used in various situations through the following examples!
Example
She scooped the ice cream into a cone.
Example
The other newspaper had already scooped the story.
Example
The cat scooped the toy mouse in its mouth.
scooped Synonyms and Antonyms
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Summary: scooped in Brief
The term 'scooped' [skoopt] can refer to something that has been picked up and moved with a scooping motion, such as scooped ice cream or a cat scooping a toy mouse. It can also mean having been beaten to a news story by a rival journalist, as in 'The other newspaper had already scooped the story.'
