scamping

present participle of scamp

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scamping
Verb
  • San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, who polled at 5% in the CBS survey, accused Becerra of bungling the federal government’s response to COVID-19, mpox and the influx in child migrants under former President Joe Biden.
    Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • And Kash Patel's FBI seems to be bungling the investigation at every step.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Atlanta was out-everythinged in an 83-71 loss to the Indiana Fever on Thursday, botching a chance at a statement game.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • He was taken into custody at the scene, after botching several sobriety tests, body-cam footage shows.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • My first few hours with the EM11 NL were marked by overshooting links, fumbling through simple selections, and occasionally wondering why anyone would voluntarily use a vertical mouse.
    Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 21 June 2026
  • Bennett is concerned, for instance, that Hong could win her primary and then be defeated in November by Republican Tom Tiffany, fumbling the governorship of a swing state into the hands of a far-right Freedom Caucus member who dabbled in 2020 election conspiracy theories.
    Will Lennon, ABC News, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • In May, a Department of Insurance investigation accused State Farm of mishandling wildfire survivors’ claims, and sought penalties and corrective measures from the provider.
    Haley Parsley June 10, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
  • Todd and Julie Chrisley are suing their former defense attorneys for allegedly mishandling their criminal case that landed them in prison.
    Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 9 June 2026
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“Scamping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scamping. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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