scaping

present participle of scape

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scaping
Verb
  • The growing range of treatment options marks a shift from seeking a cure to focusing on avoiding the disease entirely.
    — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
  • These are the transition costs buried inside the transformation of our energy and food systems, of avoiding those future degrees of warming.
    — Stephanie Walton, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The department says evading arrest is dangerous but didn’t provide details about the incident.
    — Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The new legislation targets Russian officials, financial institutions and the network of tankers used to move Russian oil while evading sanctions.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The victim can be seen running full speed away from a man chasing him down with a knife before escaping into a building in a harrowing video taken from a surveillance camera, posted on X by Crown Heights Shmira.
    — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • There’s no escaping the feeling of this mass, and no magic feats of engineering, like with Rivian or various German automakers, will mask this.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 24 Sep. 2026
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“Scaping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaping. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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