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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
  • This blunt attribution departs from the more generalized threat descriptions of previous administrations.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House on June 6 in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House on June 6 in Washington, D.C.
    Sonam Sheth Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • This demographic shift is creating a double whammy for employers: Not only are fewer people seeking new opportunities, but a significant portion of the experienced workforce will soon exit the market.
    Duane Tursi, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • The Dallas phone company had taken a blood-bath in its four-year foray into entertainment and was eager to exit.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Verb
  • The couple had been planning to move back to Montreal before the October 2024 incident.
    Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2025
  • Last month, the department moved ahead with negotiated rulemaking, a lengthy process that would result in changes to federal regulations.
    Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Verb
  • Edmonton gets Nurse help, Panthers three-goal lead gone The Panthers spent most of the second period pinned into react mode, allowing Edmonton neutral zone space to rev up their assaults on the Panthers zone.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
  • Tristen goes for Zubair — like many this season, gone too soon!
    Caroline Framke, Vulture, 13 June 2025
Verb
  • Christina Aguilera didn't let the haters get her down early in her career.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 14 June 2025
  • That is the thrust of what Netanyahu has said by way of reason for the attack now – that intelligence shows that Iran was getting closer to a possible breakout status for a nuclear weapon.
    Javed Ali, The Conversation, 13 June 2025

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“Scarper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarper. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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