Drop
Drop verb - To cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally.
Both words in one sentence
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Frigatebirds and skuas acquire many of their meals by diving full-speed at smaller seabirds to force them to drop their catch, then scooping up the dropped fish before it can fall back into the water.
Source: High-Speed Hijack
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Scooping and Drop. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drop/scooping
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Scooping or Drop. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/drop/scooping.
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