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
The next will get a bit more breeze in your chops and scoot you to 21 mph (34 km/h).
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Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2025
Spotlight player: Maryland WR Tai Felton, third round, No. 102
Felton is a straight-line speed receiver who can scoot with a 4.37-second 40 time.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
More recently, during a visit to Washington D.C. in 2015, Pope Francis scooted around in a black Fiat 500L. The pontiff specifically chose the vehicle for its humble price and size, USA TODAY previously reported.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
The video shows another woman scooting under the table and hugging her knees to her chest, as shaky sobs can be heard in the background.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
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Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2025
Spotlight player: Maryland WR Tai Felton, third round, No. 102
Felton is a straight-line speed receiver who can scoot with a 4.37-second 40 time.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
More recently, during a visit to Washington D.C. in 2015, Pope Francis scooted around in a black Fiat 500L. The pontiff specifically chose the vehicle for its humble price and size, USA TODAY previously reported.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
The video shows another woman scooting under the table and hugging her knees to her chest, as shaky sobs can be heard in the background.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoot
Verb
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Large bags of sugar sat unsealed on the tile floor, where cockroaches scurried around day and night.—
Jordan Salama,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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James scurried after and hugged both his father and grandfathers' legs.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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In the clip, Danielle filmed her dog hurrying to the corner by the door.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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Juan and Alfredo—who arrives just afterward—don’t have time to mourn their friend’s death and hurry to leave after seeing people with flashlights heading toward the building.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
1 May 2025
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Meanwhile, the goat appeared unharmed and trotted away.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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The next inning, Kelenic trotted right back out to right field as if nothing had happened.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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An asteroid the size of a football stadium will fly safely by Earth on Friday, May 9, 2025, 23 years after its discovery.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The shutting down of airports was potentially embarrassing for Moscow, as delegations from countries that have remained friendly to Russia were flying in to attend the parade on Friday.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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By learning from historical data and classification patterns, AI can help reduce human error, speed up the classification process, and handle enormous product catalogs with ease.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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This specifically is said to speed up the healing process and provide hydration on steroids.—
Perrie Samotin,
Glamour,
3 May 2025
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To be in the same location, at least one pair would have to travel and pay for a place to stay, because neither of their apartments could fit everyone.—
Rhaina Cohen,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2025
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In the comments section, many readers pointed out the obvious — the two women clearly have different styles of traveling.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
11 May 2025
Verb
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While some were rushing to a last-minute facial or doing one final fitting, friends of LaQuan Smith took the night before the Met as a chance to unwind before the big day.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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That high prices foretell lower prices rates more discussion as Republicans and conservatives rush to anoint former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh as the next Fed Chairman.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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About 150 students and 50 adults were evacuated from an elementary school in Maryland after hours of heavy rains driven by an atmospheric river caused major flooding in multiple eastern states.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Kane was synonymous with Tottenham and had spent nine years driving the team forward with mountains of goals and assists.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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“Scoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoot. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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