plural scad also scads
: any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
: a large number or quantity
—usually used in plural
scads of money
Examples of scad in a Sentence
Noun (2)
scads of people showed up for the party
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
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—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
To fan the flames, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has declassified scads of 2016 intelligence emails.
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And the closed system and technology allows scientists to gather scads of data.
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Noun
Today, in more than 1,000 of its restaurants, Wingstop’s new digital operating system streamlines ordering and evaluates scads of data to predict how much food will be needed and when.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Raleigh hits scads of fly balls (and pop ups), with a stratospheric 25.3 degree average launch angle.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
To fan the flames, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has declassified scads of 2016 intelligence emails.
—Nr Editors, National Review, 25 July 2025
And the closed system and technology allows scientists to gather scads of data.
—Alina Hartounian, NPR, 7 July 2025
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“Scad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scad. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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