SCOOPING (OUT) Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

scooping (out)

verb

present participle of scoop (out)

as in hollowing (out)

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Crews began excavating in the backyard of the home on Tuesday, looking for evidence linked to several missing women.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
The current trend of excavating video game nostalgia continues with this latest cinematic adaptation of the popular franchise that dates all the way back to 1987.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026

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Renminbi’s place in global central-bank reserve coffers has actually fallen since 2022, despite Beijing shoveling its currency into developing economies through central-bank swap lines.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Kenya’s President William Ruto and his counterparts from Uganda, Ethiopia, Togo, Benin and Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo led a ground breaking ceremony at the site, shoveling soil to show that work on the refinery has started.

— Evelyne Musambi, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

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