as in guys
a member of the human race
you're a good scout
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as in ridicules
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 scouts
Jay Harris, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Other nations whose soccer scouts have checked out the KC area include England, Germany, Columbia and South Korea.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Some scouts will call it an outlier, while others will see the recurring struggles Morton faces in big games as a glaring red flag.
—Ty Kaplan, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
Running back Coleman Bennett and wide receiver Gabriel Benyard, two of the key offensive cogs in Kennesaw State’s historic 10-4 season, have accepted invitations to showcase their skills before professional scouts in a college all-star game.
—Stan Awtrey, AJC.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Mendoza has the prototypical size (6-5, 225) scouts favor, good arm talent and functional athleticism.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
On an unassuming suburban baseball field in 2009, two promising teenagers wielded their bats for a small collection of scouts.
—Ben Watanabe, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Trier and his location scouts searched for the right house for nearly a year.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (RMFF) has scouts in different countries monitoring players who are eligible for them from a young age, but Nigeria’s approach is more informal.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Other nations whose soccer scouts have checked out the KC area include England, Germany, Columbia and South Korea.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Some scouts will call it an outlier, while others will see the recurring struggles Morton faces in big games as a glaring red flag.
—Ty Kaplan, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
Running back Coleman Bennett and wide receiver Gabriel Benyard, two of the key offensive cogs in Kennesaw State’s historic 10-4 season, have accepted invitations to showcase their skills before professional scouts in a college all-star game.
—Stan Awtrey, AJC.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Mendoza has the prototypical size (6-5, 225) scouts favor, good arm talent and functional athleticism.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
On an unassuming suburban baseball field in 2009, two promising teenagers wielded their bats for a small collection of scouts.
—Ben Watanabe, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Trier and his location scouts searched for the right house for nearly a year.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scouts
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Enjoying the last year of high school and being with the guys was awesome.—
Ren Clayton,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Closer to shore, two guys from suburban Minneapolis, Matt Wavrin and Adam Benedict, brave the sub-zero temps in a pop-up tent warmed to 50 degrees by a propane heater.—
Stephanie Pearson,
Outside,
14 Jan. 2026
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Back in their teenage years, Lexi’s older sister Andrea is depicted as a mean girl who ridicules Catherine mercilessly.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
9 Jan. 2026
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Then there’s the loud kind, where the audience openly ridicules you.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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Two men — identified as Paul Markoff, 38, of North Bend, and Erik Henne, 43, of Snoqualmie Pass —were killed in the avalanche.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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In fact, seven of the top 10 most-listened to podcasts—with collective audiences numbering in the tens of millions—are hosted by men.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
12 Jan. 2026
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Chelsea Handler honors Rob Reiner, mocks DiCaprio's 'Titanic' vacationNeed a news break?—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
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There, Callahan mocks him, saying that killing him won't assuage Mike of his guilt.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Dec. 2025
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Episode 3 ended with Ron, Eric Nam, Kristen Kish, and Caroline Stanbury all tied to trees and hilariously pleading for their lives while the Traitors and a masked executioner all just kind of stood there awkwardly.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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What happened next was the drive of Beck’s and the Hurricanes’ lives.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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However, Chuba Hubbard’s calf injury in the second quarter of the season opened things up for Dowdle to emerge.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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Jeff Klaiber took those things and molded Lehman into an Olympian, at times pushing boundaries and pushing Lehman to the brink.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
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But no creatures are as synonymous with the Everglades as the alligators and crocodiles.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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What differs from living creatures is how the gelatin can heal.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Jan. 2026
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And when unlawful acts are committed, hold individuals accountable.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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To date, more than 30 individuals have been prosecuted and convicted.—
Chase Jordan
January 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Scouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scouts. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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