as in to scurry
to proceed or move quickly
mice scuttling across the barn floor to escape the cats
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Recent Examples of scuttle
Kelli Bender, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Arthropods—whether crabs or cockroaches—developed their own version: joints in their exoskeletons that allow these creatures to bend and scuttle.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2025
Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Obviously, other nations would like to see that, and this is a perfect way to scuttle the USS America on the shoals of Iran.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 19 June 2025
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Verb
In the video, a hermit crab scuttles amongst numerous shells before choosing one to move into.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Arthropods—whether crabs or cockroaches—developed their own version: joints in their exoskeletons that allow these creatures to bend and scuttle.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
Mark Zuckerberg, the C.E.O. of Meta, dined at Mar-a-Lago, then scuttled his company’s fact-checking system and settled a lawsuit with Trump by agreeing to pay him twenty-five million dollars.
—Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Obviously, other nations would like to see that, and this is a perfect way to scuttle the USS America on the shoals of Iran.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scuttle
Verb
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For more than 70 years, thousands of common wall lizards, known as Lazarus lizards, have scurried across sidewalks and lurked in your garden.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Then, scurrying back inside, Margo went straight for the unattended pantry.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
Noun
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As with all games, the results caused a stir, and Nic, Elan, Cierra, Chelley, Huda, and Ace were at the heart of the drama.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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The season 36 finale caused quite a stir with fans, but this isn't the first time a core family member bit the dust.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
25 June 2025
Verb
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Gladys told her mother to hurry up and prepare dinner before 6 p.m., when the whole family usually sat down together.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2025
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If Tehran now hurries to make atomic bombs in secret — and if other countries in the region then build their own nukes for self-protection — the tactical triumph of Midnight Hammer will turn into a strategic disaster.—
Andreas Kluth,
Mercury News,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Outside, all his water bowls were cracked and dry, their rims warped by the heat, and not a flutter, a whistle, or a hum in the trees.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
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And that flutter of success, or pang of failure, lives on well after the competition.—
Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Humanity is rushing toward a climate cliff, and MAGA is jamming its foot on the gas pedal.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
6 July 2025
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The priest survived, but had to be rushed to the hospital to have shrapnel from the bomb removed from his body.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
Noun
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Amid the hustle and bustle of Polk Street sits Zygma European Groceries and Deli, a Polish market opened almost 15 years ago by Polish immigrants Marta and Zygmunt Zelazko.—
Olivia Lee,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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The usual hustle and bustle had vanished on the sixth day of escalating conflict with Israel.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
Verb
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Passengers flying in the United States at certain airports are no longer required to take off their shoes when going through security lines, according to news outlets including CBS News and The New York Times on Monday.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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After his strike flew past U.S. goalkeeper Matt Freese, Jimenez briefly celebrated with his teammates before sitting on the turf at NRG Stadium, pulling out a Mexico jersey with Jota’s name and number (#20), and mimicking playing a video game.—
Martin Rogers,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
Noun
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The scramble to finish President Trump's massive budget bill.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 June 2025
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The mad scramble to track immigration raids across L.A. County June 14, 2025 PoliticsWorld & NationCaliforniaImmigration & the Border Newsletter Get the L.A. Times Politics newsletter Deeply reported insights into legislation, politics and policy from Sacramento, Washington and beyond.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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“Scuttle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scuttle. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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