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
Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 12 June 2026
Aguirre, then a 17-year-old freshman with no dreams of a soccer career, was spotted playing in a Sunday pickup game by a scout for Club America, the most successful team in Mexican soccer history.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
Dan Greene, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
Tech companies have also scouted for East Bay industrial buildings, including artificial intelligence upstart OpenAI, which leased a Richmond building near one of that city’s waterfronts.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
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Noun
However, his injuries and issues have led to questions for scouts.
—Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 12 June 2026
Aguirre, then a 17-year-old freshman with no dreams of a soccer career, was spotted playing in a Sunday pickup game by a scout for Club America, the most successful team in Mexican soccer history.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
Verb
Upward of a hundred promising adolescent boys, scouted as young as six, are admitted each year to live and train at the facility full time, in a system that resembles top youth-development programs in Europe and South America.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
Tech companies have also scouted for East Bay industrial buildings, including artificial intelligence upstart OpenAI, which leased a Richmond building near one of that city’s waterfronts.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scout
Noun
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The other infected person had visited and camped at a county park and state beach in San Mateo and Marin counties.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Migis Lodge in South Casco, Maine, is a family-friendly wellness retreat with rates starting at $388 per person per night.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
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The group even made a fundraising video mocking the idea they were funded by China on social media.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
10 June 2026
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Leo’s visit commemorates the legacy of Gaudí, whose radical, modernist designs were mocked in his lifetime but have subsequently been celebrated.—
Claudio Lavanga,
NBC news,
10 June 2026
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When early goals by both teams were denied by offside calls, the aggrieved fans jeered and whistled — the equivalent of Chiefs fans booing pass interference against their guy.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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They were written by a bunch of guys in powdered wigs and knee socks.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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Jeep is speaking out against influencers who tore apart the interior of its newest model, the Recon, and ridiculed it in a viral video from the Los Angeles Auto Show, which opened its doors last week.—
Liam Rappleye,
Freep.com,
25 Nov. 2025
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One of the things is sorta the opportunity to tell my story here, of, like, a kid who played chess growing up throughout school and was to an extent ridiculed and ostracized.—
Heather Abbott,
CBS News,
17 Nov. 2025
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The murder case is still pending against Christopher Kegan Williams, a Sacramento County man who is accused of providing fentanyl that led to the September 2020 death of 20-year-old Spencer Newsom in Roseville.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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According to the report, both men fell ill after spending time outdoors, one playing golf at five courses in Alameda and Contra Costa counties within 14 days of the onset of his symptoms.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Furthermore, Kalambay casts doubt on the idea that Ilunga was fearful for his own or his family’s life.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Yet, outside Ashton, which has attracted national journalists for its rail links to London and high footfall, life in the other small towns which make up the constituency continues much the same.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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If these quasi-mythical creatures provoked unease, at least among outsiders, their cheese did the opposite.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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That great size would have also posed a problem as its food sources on land were all tiny creatures such as mites and other much smaller arachnids.—
Shraddha Chakradhar,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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Trump has long said wind power turbines are unattractive and endanger birds, and that solar installations take up too much land.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
24 Aug. 2025
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Twenty-five years later, Montrose is a true sanctuary for birds and people, and all along the lakefront, other restoration projects have followed.—
Michael McColly,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Scout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scout. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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