as in scurried
to proceed or move quickly
now we've got to scoot, or we'll be late
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Recent Examples of scooted
The Pulisic-less Americans easily scooted past the Socceroos on Friday, 2-0, to guarantee advancement into the second round of the tournament.
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Filip Bondy,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
On Monday afternoon, crowds mostly made up of Argentine fans packed shoulder to shoulder in streetcars and scooted down the road to the FIFA Fan Fest.
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Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
Diego Luna, here for special Cannes screenings of his Ashes movie, scooted across the restaurant to embrace Thompson.
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Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
All morning extra-sized barges loaded up passengers from the Giardini, scooted around the Arsenale, past the famous glass-blowing island of Murano, and then approached the Island of San Giacomo—a tiny speck on a map, but quite formidable in person.
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Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
8 May 2026
Owen Caissie then walked, Ruiz stole third and scooted home on a throwing error by catcher Samuel Basallo.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
Labuschagne bounced the kick in front of Santa Margarita’s near post before the ball scooted to the back corner of the net.
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Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
8 Mar. 2026
After spending several years on the brink of fiscal insolvency, the San Francisco school district has scooted onto slightly more solid ground, its financial bottom line showing the first real signs of progress since 2021.
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Jill Tucker,
San Francisco Chronicle,
5 Dec. 2025
The 5-foot-7 right wing scooted fast yet on balance and laced a left-footed shot inside the near post.
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Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Nov. 2025
Filip Bondy,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
On Monday afternoon, crowds mostly made up of Argentine fans packed shoulder to shoulder in streetcars and scooted down the road to the FIFA Fan Fest.
—
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
Diego Luna, here for special Cannes screenings of his Ashes movie, scooted across the restaurant to embrace Thompson.
—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
All morning extra-sized barges loaded up passengers from the Giardini, scooted around the Arsenale, past the famous glass-blowing island of Murano, and then approached the Island of San Giacomo—a tiny speck on a map, but quite formidable in person.
—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
8 May 2026
Owen Caissie then walked, Ruiz stole third and scooted home on a throwing error by catcher Samuel Basallo.
—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
6 May 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
After spending several years on the brink of fiscal insolvency, the San Francisco school district has scooted onto slightly more solid ground, its financial bottom line showing the first real signs of progress since 2021.
—
Jill Tucker,
San Francisco Chronicle,
5 Dec. 2025
The 5-foot-7 right wing scooted fast yet on balance and laced a left-footed shot inside the near post.
—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scooted
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Pip scurried over to take a seat on my foot.
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Lee, who had extended his hitting streak to 16 games the at-bat before, scurried back to first base.
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About 100 yards to the right, a herd of caribou trotted past.
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Majestic horses trotted past the grazing hogs.
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Video shows how chase led to deadly crash Instead of stopping, the purple car accelerated and sped through a red light, according to video from Joel’s dashboard camera.
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The riders sped away after deputies attempted to contact them, reaching speeds of more than 40 mph while riding on a sidewalk, the release said.
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People rushed for cover under restaurant tables and hurried out of their homes into the streets.
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After a decade of grueling in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments, several miscarriages and successfully passing her 12-week milestone, Crane, who formerly worked as a mental health nurse, hurried to the hospital.
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The tradition of dragon boat races was born from the story that people raced out in boats to search for the poet and threw rice into the river so fish would not eat his body.
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Across southeast Asia, governments have raced to facilitate deployment of electric vehicles and other fuel-efficiency measures.
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In Panama, people rushed to donate supplies to Venezuela, part of a surge across Latin America to help the stricken country.
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Medics rushed the victim to Harlem Hospital, where he’s expected to survive.
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O'Hearn doubled twice, including one that drove in a pair in the seventh.
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Bev Hendry, 72, and his brother, Brian Hendry, 67, drove to Miami in a van after attending the two games in Boston along with friends Bob Greig, 70, Steve Docherty, 56, and John Erskine, 77.
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A lot of people on this trip had either never traveled outside of the country before, never been on a plane before, never solo traveled before, didn't have these kinds of book communities in their friends and family back home.
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The ball hadn’t even traveled past the infield by the time Cardinals starter Michael McGreevy hung his head in defeat.
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“Scooted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scooted. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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