the scoop
The real story
The scoop is informal for the latest or most important news, especially information that is exclusive or not widely known yet.
If someone has the scoop, they possess insider knowledge or breaking news before others do.
What's the scoop on the new project?
She got the scoop on the merger before it was announced.
The phrase often implies privileged access to information that others want.
- clueSolving aid
- breaking newsNewly unfolding events reported
- hot off the pressRecently published or released
- exclusiveLimited to one group
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tip-off · coverage · leak · dish · exposé · discovery · dipper · source · dirt · inside story · inside info · shovel · revelation · ladle · melon baller · scuttlebutt · secret · need to know
the scoopold news
Outdated information
yesterday's news · common knowledge · rehash · ancient history · follow-up
the scoopcommon knowledge
Widely shared information
public knowledge · general knowledge · open secret · classified information · no comment
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