scoop
noun
a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
have been scooping
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present perfect progressiveof scoop.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Chinese buyers, who are searching for ore after production dwindled at a giant mine in China, have been scooping up antimony around the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
But recently city workers have been scooping them up to move them further away from the parade route.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2025
Streaming video platforms have been scooping up viewers who watch scripted shows and movies, leaving live sports as the last bastion of traditional TV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2022
For example, in BlackRock’s San Francisco office, where the company’s booming E.T.F. unit is based, executives, many of them industry pioneers, have been scooping up WisdomTree stock for their personal investment accounts.
From New York Times ● May 7, 2015
On any other night, the guys would have been scooping it up by the fistful, making snowballs, and bombarding each other, but not tonight.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
