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Recent Examples of scarper Taylor Tomlinson will host After Midnight, the show that is replacing The Late Late Show now that James Corden has scarpered off to old Blighty. Vulture, 1 Nov. 2023 Idrissa Gueye has scarpered, but that void was instantly filled by Mainz midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin - while Moise Kean, goodness knows how, has signed from Juventus to sharpen things up front. SI.com, 5 Aug. 2019 Ms Collett compares it to the muggy period before a thunderstorm, when the squirrels have scarpered and the air is pregnant with foreboding of trouble ahead. The Economist, 21 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarper
Verb
  • Eberechi Eze, so crucial at the end of last season with seven goals in six games, including the winner in the FA Cup final against Manchester City, departed for Arsenal in the summer, but that does not appear to have disrupted them.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Morrell, a former BP exec who was appointed by former Disney CEO Bob Chapek, departed after a series of snags that ultimately doomed Chapek’s tenure as CEO.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Mean Girls star exited the series in 2006, leaving Poehler and the Late Night host with two additional years together before Poehler left in 2008.
    McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Harrison exited in the second quarter after hitting his head on the turf after catching a 21-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett.
    Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Green’s 49-yard run scramble moved the Razorbacks to the Texas A&M 39 just before the 2-minute timeout of the fourth quarter.
    Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Calderhead focuses on the British tactic, enacted two days after the initial attack, of moving their fleet into Flushing Bay to anchor for the night.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Every time a product goes viral, trendsetters always start looking for the next iteration of it—from Sambas to now, Labubus.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Rush threw for 72 yards with an interception, while Huntley went 10-of-15 for 68 yards, while also rushing for 39 yards.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Their speed means the drones can often get to a crime scene faster than an officer, the chief said.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
  • But getting there may have been the easy part.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Scarper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarper. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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