scarpered

past tense of scarper, British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarpered
Verb
  • Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Syed Asim Munir have departed Islamabad and are on their way to Switzerland where diplomatic discussions between the US and Iran are unfolding, a statement from the prime minister’s office said Sunday.
    Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
  • The robot is being tested aboard the Song Hang research vessel, which departed on June 8 from Changxing Island near Shanghai.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • The company exited bankruptcy on April 1, 2024.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 20 June 2026
  • Talk to business owners who have already exited.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • Lawyers for the news outlets in the litigation on Friday also moved to dismiss one of the allegations in the lawsuit, a claim of contributory copyright infringement.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
  • After the public pushback, organizers moved the event indoors to the Bianchi Center.
    Nina Burns, CBS News, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • In the 33rd minute, a Dutch corner kick went awry.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2026
  • The Cubs, who have won six of seven, went 7-0 against the Mets this season, outscoring them 51-24.
    Jerry Beach, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • So who got a some fries with their shake?
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 June 2026
  • This is the same team that got all of the hostages out of the tunnels of Gaza that nobody said could be done.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • By that point, Shockley had fled the state, testimony later showed.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
  • The suspect then fled into a wooded are nearby.
    Kendrick Calfee June 25, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Emilio Buitrago, who was born in Venezuela but moved to Philadelphia in the 1990s, says his cousin narrowly escaped her apartment building during the earthquakes.
    Raymond Strickland, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • And this has not escaped Justice Alito's notice.
    Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 25 June 2026
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“Scarpered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarpered. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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