scouted

past tense of scout

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of scouted 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 Hyde scouted Gasper both at Bryant and in the Cape Cod League, where Gasper won a championship with the Brewster Whitecaps. Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Originally scouted for Season 5 of the reality dating show, Walker turned down the initial offer. Tanya Fedak, Variety, 31 Aug. 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 Maddox made 34 receptions for 575 yards and six touchdowns, and at 6-foot-2 is the man targeted and scouted against by defensive coordinators. Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026 At another stage, Meyer and McLean scouted New Jersey in search of isolated street corners that might pass for Southern California. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2026 In the two years Futsi has hosted local street soccer players, not only has community been formed, but players have received major opportunities to play in international tournaments and get scouted by college teams. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scouted
Verb
  • Other would-be demonyms, such as Unisian, United Statesian and United Statian, were similarly ridiculed.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Paris’ Eiffel Tower, for instance, was ridiculed for decades before becoming arguably one of the most iconic and well-loved pieces of architecture in the world.
    Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In fact, after the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, which killed six and injured more than a thousand people but hardly rocked the buildings, ironworkers mocked the idea that any terrorist could ever take down those great structures.
    Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • He was criticised by Guardiola last season for not challenging Virgil van Dijk anywhere near enough at Anfield in February, and he was mocked by supporters at Old Trafford in January after he was kept quiet by Lisandro Martinez and Harry Maguire.
    Sam Lee, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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

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