as in person
a member of the human race
you're a good scout
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as in to mock
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
the actor's attempt to rationalize his racist comments were roundly scouted by the media
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Recent Examples of scout
David Aldridge, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Thousands of spectators are expected to gather along Great Star Drive in Clarksville to watch fire trucks, veterans groups, vintage cars, scouts and local organizations kick off the Fourth of July festivities.
—Susan Soldavin, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2025
Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 13 June 2025
Even prior to the pandemic, Mino, the longtime executive director of nonprofit landlord Minnesota Landmarks, hired a real estate agent to scout for potential new lease-holders, without much success.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
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Noun
Western Conference scout No. 1: Hates to be touched.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Thousands of spectators are expected to gather along Great Star Drive in Clarksville to watch fire trucks, veterans groups, vintage cars, scouts and local organizations kick off the Fourth of July festivities.
—Susan Soldavin, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2025
Verb
All five got to work building their temporary shelters, boiling water to drink, and then scouting the area for food.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 13 June 2025
Even prior to the pandemic, Mino, the longtime executive director of nonprofit landlord Minnesota Landmarks, hired a real estate agent to scout for potential new lease-holders, without much success.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scout
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In total, 22 children and one elderly person have been treated and 10 of the patients were still hospitalized as of Wednesday, according to officials in the Hauts-de-France region.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2025
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Winners can pick up their claim forms in person at more than 23,000 California Lottery retail partners, but are also allowed to fill out a form online.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
27 June 2025
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In September 2024, she was mocked online after releasing a single.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Tonally, the show is all over the place, laying on the moody theatrics one moment, mocking Dave’s writerly pretenses the next.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Usually, all these guys are practicing before the set in the evening.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2025
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While the fan messages did make the guys laugh, a lot of it was thanks to their ribbing of each other and themselves.—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
26 June 2025
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has ridiculed Red Bull's protest, which challenged George Russell's maiden victory of the 2025 season in Canada.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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San Francisco has been consistently ridiculed for its rise in homeless population and videos of open-air drug use on the city’s streets.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
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Sturdy men work with their hands, forging arrows with which to kill zombie interlopers.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
19 June 2025
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Women are adopting generative AI technology at a significantly lower rate than men, creating an AI gender gap.—
Alison Coleman,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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More pre-authorization controls spending and premiums but makes patients' lives harder; less pre-authorization will raise premiums while easing the burden for some patients.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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Burney, a Baltimore native who’s about to head out on an East Coast book tour, succeeds at crafting a work that’s as much a poignant reflection on his life as an ethnomusical study.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2025
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Pollinators Matter As National Pollinator Week continues, embracing trends like pollinator pots, promoted by TikTok creators and supported by organizations like Bee Cups, offers an easy and meaningful way to help these crucial creatures thrive.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 June 2025
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These creatures are all instinct: hunt, kill, eat, and, in one of the film’s biggest twists, reproduce.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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“Scout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scout. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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