scatted

Definition of scattednext
past tense of scat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scatted
Verb
  • Bella escaped her family’s Houston, Texas, backyard on a rainy New Year's Eve in 2020.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The boyfriend and two of the girls died, but the youngest sister escaped.
    Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • On a cool December evening as raindrops polka-dotted the pavement, longtime street performer Onunze Ubaka, 72, crooned Motown classics to a virtually empty corner off the usually busy Jackson Square in the French Quarter.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Singing only in Spanish, the unassuming math teacher crooned his way into our hearts within seconds.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The broad stock market hummed along in 2025, with the S&P 500 posting a 16% return — the index’s third consecutive year of double-digit gains.
    Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2026
  • By Monday, with Paramount’s David Ellison tilting at windmills to try to stop Ted Sarandos’ Netflixian invasion, the studio executive hummed a different tune.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Keep your closet well-lit and modify it with hooks, bins, and more.
    Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Some residents of the building have reported that the fire may have been sparked by someone who intentionally lit their mattress on fire, according to WPIX.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • My mother trilled vapidly over these mundane facts.
    Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Dressed as construction workers, the robbers smashed two display cases and absconded with eight pieces of jewelry belonging to Emperor Napoleon and his wife before fleeing on motorbikes.
    Mason Leath, ABC News, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Ignatova herself faces charges of wire and securities fraud and money laundering but has absconded.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The tawny owl’s dark release of song quavered from the pine wood.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The hot start dwindled in the second half, and after completing 10 of his first 14 passes, Loftis missed 12 of his next 22 passes, tapering off as the game got out of hand.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
  • An executive from another competitor, Halco (which was sold and got out of the Halloween business long before Ben Cooper and Collegeville), credited the boom in licensed costumes to the rise in TV.
    Mark Dent, HubSpot, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Scatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scatted. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.

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