as in dung
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal
a tracker who could identify any animal from its scat alone
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Recent Examples of scat
Chris Ullery, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
He was arraigned on charges of loitering and prowling at night, criminal mischief, disturbing the peace, criminal trespass, evading arrest on furry feet, scatting rubbing and a bunch of summaries for smelling bad.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Many people don’t understand that human waste doesn’t break down in the same way that animal scat does, for example.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 8 July 2025
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Noun
The crash caused an explosion scatting debris, setting some homes and cars on fire and injuring some people on the ground, officials said.
—Chris Ullery, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
He was arraigned on charges of loitering and prowling at night, criminal mischief, disturbing the peace, criminal trespass, evading arrest on furry feet, scatting rubbing and a bunch of summaries for smelling bad.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
As for the wolves, nearly three-quarters of the wolf scat found in the study area contained DNA from cattle.
—Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Many people don’t understand that human waste doesn’t break down in the same way that animal scat does, for example.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scat
Noun
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And like the wildebeest, bison dung packs a nutritional punch when deposited across the landscape.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
29 Aug. 2025
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Decades before Colorado’s best singers, dancers and actors graced the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in downtown Denver, workers pushed brooms across the stage to clean up elephant dung, rodeo sawdust, and blood spatters from boxing matches.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Why would sharp-as-nails med school grads opt toward a presumably dead-end occupational route?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Thompson was pretty brave for weaving his fingers with Meg's, considering how long and sharp her stiletto manicure is.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
17 July 2025
Verb
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The first weekend of September brings no shortage of ways to get out of the house and enjoy North Texas.—
Tiffani Jackson Skinner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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So, get out your digging tools now—you’ll want to give these flowering beauties time to settle before the ground freezes.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This kind of research is critical, particularly in the areas of understanding the gut microbiome, but also for the understanding of complex microbial populations in soil, for example, among roots of growing crops.—
Steven Savage,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Israeli attacks on Syrian soil since Assad’s fall, as well as recent outbreaks of fighting in the Sweida region of southern Syria, underscore the ongoing fragility of the Syrian government and concerns over its ability to contain violence and migration outside of its borders.—
David Mednicoff,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
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Collectively, these four viral posts expertly trolling Belichick pomp received nearly 225,000 likes, were reposted 11,000 times, and were picked by media outlets such as Sports Illustrated, Yahoo Sports, and USA Today.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
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In a video from the post-game celebration, TCU senior safety Bud Clark trolled the rookie college football coach — and his off-the-field partner, Jordon Hudson.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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After more than an hour on the road, the team arrived at a cluster of trailers behind a long dirt path on a grower’s property in South Haven, tight quarters where farmworkers rest after long-hour shifts picking fruit under the Michigan sun.—
David Rodriguez Muñoz,
Freep.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Sweep to get rid of any dirt or debris.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The track begins with Winter’s distinct vocals warbling and wobbling over a tender percussion groove.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
8 July 2025
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The famous John Williams fanfare that blasted Star Wars onto our screens had appreciably less impact than even a standard screen would now offer, let alone IMAX and Dolby Cinema premium offerings while at some parts of the film, the sound warbled a little, before returning to normal.—
Benny Har-Even,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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The group’s members respond in kind, crooning the song’s longing lyrics in Korean at Minogue as the studio audience lose it and their other four bandmates, and J Balvin, look on with big smiles from chairs just offstage.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
2 Sep. 2025
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On today’s episode: John Legend croons; CPI inflation soothes; Same job as mom?—
Darian Woods,
NPR,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Scat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scat. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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