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He had two spoonfuls, Mr. Valdez, 31, said.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024

We put generous spoonfuls onto our white rice.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2023

So, I meandered over to the living room and watched as Kathy nonchalantly heaped spoonfuls of gleaming orbs of caviar onto a steaming, just-cut-open baked potato.

From Salon • Sep. 20, 2023

This means that you need to add only a tiny amount of them to sweeten your coffee or tea, as opposed to heaping spoonfuls of natural sugar.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2023

What’s left at the bottom of my bowl is approximately three spoonfuls of rice, and I have to make this last.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung