scouted

past tense of scout

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of scouted The two have scouted an as-yet undisclosed location for the concept, and expect to break ground shortly. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Investigators believe the attackers had scouted Shroff’s routine. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026 Herrera had scouted Celtic in their title-clinching appearance at Ibrox. — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026 For the next five years, Evans scouted for the Seattle Mariners. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026 The leader of the unit is former Texas quarterback Trey Owens, a former four-star recruit whom Dykes and the staff scouted in high school. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2026 Recruiting analyst Eric Bossi of 247Sports scouted White at a tournament in Las Vegas. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026 That’s despite his advance team having scouted the New York site. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2026 Still, the interest continues to grow; therefore, additional venues and even possible teaching opportunities are being scouted for even more showings. — Vanessa Carlson Bender, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 30 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scouted
Verb
  • Last year, retailer Target was ridiculed across social media for instituting a smiling policy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Cruz has ridiculed Talarico’s past comments on Christianity and immigration, saying the would be more fitting for Berkeley, California, than Texas.
    — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • That same year, democratic socialist upstarts Hugo Soto-Martínez and Eunisses Hernandez won City Council seats, despite a lack of support from Chicanosauruses who mocked their chances.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
  • With the annual Veterans Day observance being marked this week, perhaps veterans had their revenge after being mocked by the president and saw programs targeted for them stripped of funding.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026

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“Scouted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scouted. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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