as in ridiculed
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 scouted
Maza, already a full Algeria international at 19, was scouted by several Premier League clubs before leaving second-tier Hertha Berlin.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
Some train formally in school, and some are simply scouted.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Yolanda was signed to Ford Models at age 16 after being scouted and continued her career into the '90s, paving the way for her daughter’s modeling career.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
The crew had brought a crane lift mounted on a truck and appeared to have scouted the location in advance.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
And word on the street is some of those sites have already been scouted again.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
The commanders always have the next location scouted out in advance.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
The deal for Death’s a Bitch was backed by Banijay Entertainment’s Scripted Fund and scouted by Hannah Griffiths, Head of Adaptations for Banijay UK.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
In advanced development and approaching pre-production, the script is complete, key crew members are on board, and Spanish locations have been scouted.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
Some train formally in school, and some are simply scouted.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Yolanda was signed to Ford Models at age 16 after being scouted and continued her career into the '90s, paving the way for her daughter’s modeling career.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
The crew had brought a crane lift mounted on a truck and appeared to have scouted the location in advance.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
And word on the street is some of those sites have already been scouted again.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
The commanders always have the next location scouted out in advance.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
The deal for Death’s a Bitch was backed by Banijay Entertainment’s Scripted Fund and scouted by Hannah Griffiths, Head of Adaptations for Banijay UK.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
In advanced development and approaching pre-production, the script is complete, key crew members are on board, and Spanish locations have been scouted.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scouted
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Evidently the Miami Dolphins didn’t like being mocked and ridiculed all week, nationally by the football media and at home by their own angry fans.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Claiming victimhood was a cop-out; those who made accusations of assault were ridiculed.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Tate Sandell is getting mocked for it.—
Alex Valdes,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update mocked Donald Trump‘s multiple White House renovations, as well his inability to be normal even while giving out candy to trick or treaters.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Scouted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scouted. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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