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
The man scouted around the patio and yard area, apparently for something to obstruct the camera before settling on some greenery found in the yard.
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Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Next said in a statement Housez never scouted for the company.
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Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
More than a dozen major league teams scouted Murakami — the Mets’ David Stearns made a personal visit to Japan to take a look at him — and all of them ultimately passed except the White Sox.
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Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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.
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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.
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George Avalos,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
Kazuha, 22, was a professional ballerina and had been studying at the Dutch National Ballet Academy when she was scouted by the entertainment company.
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Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
After finding fame as a member of reality star Jenner’s friend group and growing her online presence as ‘Heir Jordyn,’ Woods was scouted by a modeling agent through Instagram, People reported.
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
10 June 2026
Fernandes, whose contract expires in 2030, was scouted extensively before his arrival last summer.
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Adam Leventhal,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Next said in a statement Housez never scouted for the company.
—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
More than a dozen major league teams scouted Murakami — the Mets’ David Stearns made a personal visit to Japan to take a look at him — and all of them ultimately passed except the White Sox.
—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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
Kazuha, 22, was a professional ballerina and had been studying at the Dutch National Ballet Academy when she was scouted by the entertainment company.
—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
After finding fame as a member of reality star Jenner’s friend group and growing her online presence as ‘Heir Jordyn,’ Woods was scouted by a modeling agent through Instagram, People reported.
—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
10 June 2026
Fernandes, whose contract expires in 2030, was scouted extensively before his arrival last summer.
—
Adam Leventhal,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scouted
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Professional opportunities were nearly nonexistent, and some were ridiculed for playing.
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It was ridiculed by people outside the club and maybe that has something to do with it.
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One attack ad mocked Ossoff for playful college-era behavior.
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Just days before the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, a professional UFC fighter standing inside a cage erected on the South Lawn of the White House mocked former First Lady Michelle Obama by referring to her as a man.
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“Scouted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scouted. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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