scouted (up)

Definition of scouted (up)next
past tense of scout (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scouted (up)
Verb
  • The eponymous public relations firm his father founded in 1952 has ridden — and shaped — the growth of its industry to become the world’s largest communications group, with annual revenues of almost $1 billion.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Bob Baker, founded in 1963 by its namesake puppeteer, now attracts more than 145,000 audience members per year, including about 20,000 students via school field trips.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • After 20 years with the Broward school district as a teacher and, recently, a transportation supervisor, Venice Jackson learned Wednesday her job was being cut.
    Joan Murray, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • There’s a long trail of quarterbacks who learned the hard way by testing Clark.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The suspect was later located in Paramount and arrested Tuesday, April 14.
    Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
  • The seven-screen theater, located near the North Hollywood Metro station, is considered one of the company’s more accessible venues and a key part of the NoHo Arts District.
    City News Service, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But a recent study discovered a different ratio in how exercising impacts our health.
    Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • On Turner’s Facebook page, however, the defense attorneys discovered a tantalizing comment posted from the account of a woman named Marlene Kennedy.
    Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Scouted (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scouted%20%28up%29. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

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