hoovering
- present participle of hoover.
Example Sentences
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The PC is equipped with a central processing unit, graphics card, random-access memory and high-capacity storage — the very same equipment that multitrillion-dollar tech companies are now hoovering up to power their artificial-intelligence ambitions.
From MarketWatch ● May 23, 2026
One ETF hoovering assets suggests that some investors are also diversifying by flirting with non-capitalization-weighting strategies.
From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026
Around 9 a.m., sanitation workers were maneuvering what appeared to be a massive vacuum hose inside the drain, hoovering up debris before the manhole cover could be sealed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
“For all the news about state budgets and immigration enforcement, people are just hoovering up” all the municipal bonds they can find, said Matt Fabian, president of Municipal Market Analytics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Mum couldn’t hear 'cause the washing machine was on berserk cycle and she was hoovering the living room.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
