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
Carter and Marks scouted venues across Los Angeles, considering Griffith Observatory, Hollyhock House, and even legendary producer Bob Evans’s Woodland Estate.
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Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
Round 7, Jeadyn Lukus, CB Clemson The Bills need to configure their cornerback depth with players who are more capable of playing man coverage, as the previous regime favored a heavy zone scheme and scouted primarily for those skills.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Working with Fauve and Paradise casting director Victor Tremblay-Blouin, Comte scouted schools in and around Val d’Or in Canada’s remote Abitibi-Témiscamingue region for the someone to play the character of the boy.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
The two newcomers were both scouted by Barron, who’s known for championing young talent.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Honnold scouted the building again in September, when the heat forced him to wear gloves, and chose to climb in January for cooler weather.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
He was scouted and signed by Barcelona’s academy in 2018.
—Doug Roberson, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
But, yes, NBA coaching is about adjustments, and what works early in a season does not necessarily work later once it is scouted.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
The pair had scouted for elk and hunted the base the day before, when Cooper had his one-day archery tag.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2026
Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
Round 7, Jeadyn Lukus, CB Clemson The Bills need to configure their cornerback depth with players who are more capable of playing man coverage, as the previous regime favored a heavy zone scheme and scouted primarily for those skills.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Working with Fauve and Paradise casting director Victor Tremblay-Blouin, Comte scouted schools in and around Val d’Or in Canada’s remote Abitibi-Témiscamingue region for the someone to play the character of the boy.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
The two newcomers were both scouted by Barron, who’s known for championing young talent.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Honnold scouted the building again in September, when the heat forced him to wear gloves, and chose to climb in January for cooler weather.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
He was scouted and signed by Barcelona’s academy in 2018.
—Doug Roberson, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
But, yes, NBA coaching is about adjustments, and what works early in a season does not necessarily work later once it is scouted.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
The pair had scouted for elk and hunted the base the day before, when Cooper had his one-day archery tag.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scouted
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Soviet satire and humor journals, for example, ridiculed Western imperialism.—
Neringa Klumbytė,
The Conversation,
4 Mar. 2026
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Trump had ridiculed that deal as insufficient and ended it in his first term.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
28 Feb. 2026
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Prosecutors mocked Vargas’s account of the stabbing.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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The infielder was mocked on social media after a head-scratching baserunning blunder against his former team, the Miami Marlins, in August.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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