Communication

Synonyms for scoop

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 2, TreelineCommunication

a news report that is reported first by one news organization

He got a scoop on the bribery of city officials.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

exclusive

Same sentence, swapped: He got a exclusive on the bribery of city officials.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for scoop as it is used in the sentence above.

soap
pocket
dispatch

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Closest first: other communication words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

ensureverbsecuremake certain ofTreelineHas a reason line gossipnouncommenta report (often malicious) about the behavior of other peopleTreeline gracenounblessinga short prayer of thanks before a mealTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line grantverbyieldbe willing to concedeTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line stampnounimpressiona symbol that is the result of printing or engravingTreeline statenoun, verbcountrya politically organized body of people under a single governmentFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line storynounreporta short account of the newsFoothillsHas a reason line shockingadjectiveshamefulgiving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputationTreeline

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