as in to scurry
to proceed or move quickly
now we've got to scoot, or we'll be late
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Recent Examples of scoot
Como Uma Canggu This airy modern beachfront resort occupies prime real estate in Canggu, easy walking—or scooting—distance to all the town's hot spots.
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Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
The free return trajectory is essentially a marble trick of sending Integrity scooting along the curves mapped around the moon’s moving gravity well on a path that gets captured again by Earth’s gravity well.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2026
His drive at 16 missed left into the trees, forcing him to scoot it down the fairway with his second shot and leaving 185 yards with his third.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Labuschagne bounced the kick in front of Santa Margarita’s near post before the ball scooted to the back corner of the net.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
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Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
The free return trajectory is essentially a marble trick of sending Integrity scooting along the curves mapped around the moon’s moving gravity well on a path that gets captured again by Earth’s gravity well.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2026
His drive at 16 missed left into the trees, forcing him to scoot it down the fairway with his second shot and leaving 185 yards with his third.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Labuschagne bounced the kick in front of Santa Margarita’s near post before the ball scooted to the back corner of the net.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoot
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The only chilly part will be scurrying a few feet from the trailer door into the bathroom and back.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 June 2026
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Simply place the bait traps in areas where roaches typically scurry—along baseboards or in corners—and wait.—
Brandi Fuller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 May 2026
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Gardner, the activist, hurried over, tapped Nereyda on the shoulder and pointed toward the pit.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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The baseball team beat Calvin Christian 7-1, then hurried across the plaza at SDSU — about 50 yards — to cheer the girls on.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2026
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Douglas Friedman’s upcoming monograph, Full Spectrum (Vendome Press), illuminates the extraordinary level of access the globe-trotting photographer has cultivated over the course of his career.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
29 May 2026
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Second baseman Alex Freeland grabbed it and dove to beat Castro to first base for the out, but Rumfield trotted home on the play.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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Starship and Blue Moon both have a ways to go before NASA will certify the vehicles to fly astronauts, so any time lost on that front by Blue Origin could further narrow NASA's options and increase the risk of setbacks to the agency's lunar landing timeline.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
3 June 2026
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To better understand the challenges Blue Origin now faces, Ars spoke with several SpaceX veterans who experienced the AMOS-6 failure and worked the long days afterward to get the Falcon 9 rocket flying and rebuild the shattered facility at Space Launch Complex-40.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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Mission was moved from United Launch Alliance to speed up launch (ULA gets a future launch in exchange).—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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Cans block harmful light better than bottles, whose long necks can allow light and oxygen that speed up aging.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
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Potter said the whole goal behind Thrifty Traveler is to help show people how to travel more for less.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
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But soft bananas don’t travel well.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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McCarthy doubled in the ninth to move Kyle Karros to third before Rumfield drove him home with a sac fly to right field for a 9-8 lead.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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The blend of plush but no-nonsense North American furnishings with opulent Ottomania creates a visually exotic yet comfort-driven aesthetic.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The end of California's chaotic governor's primary race was approaching Saturday as leading candidates rushed to deliver their closing arguments before voting ends Tuesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2026
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Be patient and allow your child to feel those uncomfortable feelings, instead of rushing them through it.—
Reem Raouda,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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“Scoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoot. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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