Cub Scout
noun
: a member of the scouting program of the Boy Scouts for boys in the first through fifth grades in school
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Excitement filled the air at Solana Pacific Elementary School in Carmel Valley as Cub Scout Pack 734 hosted their thrilling Raingutter Regatta.
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
Nicholas is junior at Francis Parker School and a resident of Rancho Santa Fe, and started his scouting journey as a Cub Scout in Troop 766, according to a news release.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
His first exposure to crime and punishment was a Cub Scout trip to the Temple jail.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
At the Cub Scout level, packs are co-ed, but at the Scouts BSA level, troops are separated by gender.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2021
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
Nicholas is junior at Francis Parker School and a resident of Rancho Santa Fe, and started his scouting journey as a Cub Scout in Troop 766, according to a news release.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
His first exposure to crime and punishment was a Cub Scout trip to the Temple jail.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
At the Cub Scout level, packs are co-ed, but at the Scouts BSA level, troops are separated by gender.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2021
See All Example Sentences for Cub Scout
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“Cub Scout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cub%20Scout. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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