as in departed
to leave a place often for another
I went looking for Sally at the pub, but she'd scarpered
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Chosen as the replacement to the game mid at-bat with a runner on first base when Chicago Cubs starter Cade Horton departed in the second inning, Rea had to get ready on the fly.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026 -
The chief communications officer role at OpenAI has remained vacant since Hannah Wong departed earlier this year.—
Alyson Shontell,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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The contest was delayed for about 10 minutes in the fourth after plate umpire Ron Kulpa exited due to taking a foul ball off his mask.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Michael Lorenzen took the mound with conviction to be part of the solution at Coors Field, and exited in disgrace.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm struggled to make the cut — DeChambeau didn’t, Rahm did — but Englishman Tyrrell Hatton of Legion XIII shot a 6-under-par 66 and moved into contention to win his first major championship.—
Stan Awtrey,
AJC.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Consider what has befallen them in the 11 centuries since Hungarian tribes moved into the Carpathian Basin, in 896.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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Hoerner went 3 for 5 with two RBIs and two runs, extending his on-base streak to 11 games.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Monroe went from notable to notorious when, in 1952, journalist Aline Mosby first reported that a pinup calendar—featuring a ravishing blonde nude spread across red velvet—was in fact a photograph of the burgeoning star.—
Joshua John Miller,
Vanity Fair,
9 Apr. 2026
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The right-handed Bird got ahead of pinch-hitter Graham Pauley with two quick strikes.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2026
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It's got nearly 1,800 connections and many thousands of residences to serve.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Iran is set to begin its campaign against New Zealand on June 15 near Los Angeles, a region that's home to the largest Iranian community outside of Iran, including many who fled the 1979 Islamic Revolution.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Miller said the suspect then pulled a knife on Andy, attempted to approach the home again, and ultimately drove off in pursuit of the daughter, who had already fled the scene.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Along the coast, exposure to saltwater accelerated corrosion and fuel escaped from the rusty gas tanks and leaky pipes into the groundwater.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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The trooper just barely escaped being hit, documents show.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Scarpered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarpered. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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