scamping

Definition of scampingnext
present participle of scamp

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • And Kash Patel's FBI seems to be bungling the investigation at every step.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Cricket was shot for yapping uncontrollably, bungling the mission, and killing innocent bystanders.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In a federal lawsuit filed this month seeking millions in damages, Lebohang Morake, known as Lebo M, accused Zimbabwean comedian Learnmore Jonasi of intentionally botching the translation of the lyrics, central to both the Disney films and the musical theater adaptations.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Continue reading … RINSE AND REPEAT — CNN slammed for third time for botching NYC terrorist attack coverage.
    , FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Nothing erodes confidence faster than fumbling for lockboxes, waiting on unresponsive listing agents, or showing a space that clearly doesn’t fit.
    Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Last season’s Detroit Tigers endured the worst divisional collapse in history, fumbling an AL Central lead that reached 15 1/2 games in July.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The family of a stillborn baby has filed a lawsuit against a Pompano Beach funeral home, accusing the home of mishandling the baby’s unenbalmed remains and leaving him underneath the body of a 200-pound man.
    Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The year before that, the FTC dinged WW International, formerly Weight Watchers, for illegally collecting and mishandling data from Kurbo, a weight loss app for children.
    Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Scamping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scamping. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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