LADLED Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

ladled

verb

past tense of ladle

as in scooped

to lift out with something that holds liquid the server ladled out the soup from a large tureen

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Recent Examples of ladled The dough has been stretched, the sauce ladled and the ovens fired. — James Powel, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026 Toppings are added, and sauce is ladled on in parallel stripes across the top. — The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026 Fresh lemonade and iced tea ladled into mason jars served with red-and-white-striped straws. — Literary Hub, 20 May 2026 The mixture is then ladled over rice noodles and garnished with scallions. — Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 5 Aug. 2025 Baked in deep, rectangular pans, the hefty pies won over Idahoans with thick, airy crusts and oceans of red sauce ladled on top. — Michael Deeds january 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Jan. 2026 Her legacy endures with the scarf-worthy burritos, burgers, smothered fries and tamales, most of them available with savory green chile stew ladled on top. — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025 Because of their first 0-2 start since 2014 being ladled over the alarming 40-22 loss to the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX, though, this didn’t feel like a win that rebooted all the good mojo. — Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025

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Apparently, mom Donna was meant to go on a date with another guy when Ed saw her, hit her with a not-so-cool-yet-charming pickup line, scooped her and the rest was history.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Allison had scooped all the toys out of the box and tossed them on the floor.

— Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026

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