scaped

past tense of scape

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scaped
Verb
  • Since taking office, Kennedy has mostly avoided even rhetorically linking specific environmental exposures to health concerns.
    Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
  • In fact, Iryna’s closest Ukrainian relatives have largely avoided the media since her death, due perhaps in part to a language barrier, but mainly because this combination of fresh horror and grief is too intense.
    Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Large swaths of eastern Colorado have evaded the drought plaguing most of the state west of 25.
    John Meyer, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Weaponized stubbornness Scoring is a straightforward concept, but success in this realm evaded Florida Saturday night.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Having escaped disaster and gauged the full extent of American self-deterrence, Putin began putting pressure on Ukraine’s neighbors and suppliers.
    Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
  • One snake got tear-gassed by police, then shot at five times, and still escaped—only to finally meet its match with a garden hoe (obviously).
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Scaped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaped. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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