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
Frederick Sutton Sinclair,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Her older sister Avery, now at the Colorado School of Mines, said going to an earlier Obama White House science fair left a similar impression on her fellow girl scouts.
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Michael Loria,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
NewportFilm Outdoors, which unfolds each summer in the legendary resort town of Newport, Rhode Island, is returning with a lineup of new documentaries covering everything from sports icons to writers and girl scouts.
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Brent Lang,
Variety,
17 June 2026
The day after the lottery, Ricci — who took over as director for the 2023 draft — messaged his scouts and staff to tell them their prep work would be no different with the higher pick and to proceed as planned.
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Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 June 2026
The Yankees invited him to the Area Code Games in San Diego, where more than 150 scouts took notes.
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Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2026
When 15, Monga was playing in the under-21s and scouts from several of Europe’s biggest clubs were regular visitors to the club’s Seagrave training ground to watch him.
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Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
The 20-year-old kid in national colors isn’t flying under the radar anymore — he’s been tracked by scouts and analysts for years.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
The Dolphins ultimately parted with four executives and at least two scouts.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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The Classic was created to provide national exposure for underrepresented college baseball players in front of MLB scouts and executives.
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Frederick Sutton Sinclair,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Her older sister Avery, now at the Colorado School of Mines, said going to an earlier Obama White House science fair left a similar impression on her fellow girl scouts.
—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
NewportFilm Outdoors, which unfolds each summer in the legendary resort town of Newport, Rhode Island, is returning with a lineup of new documentaries covering everything from sports icons to writers and girl scouts.
—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
17 June 2026
The day after the lottery, Ricci — who took over as director for the 2023 draft — messaged his scouts and staff to tell them their prep work would be no different with the higher pick and to proceed as planned.
—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 June 2026
The Yankees invited him to the Area Code Games in San Diego, where more than 150 scouts took notes.
—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2026
When 15, Monga was playing in the under-21s and scouts from several of Europe’s biggest clubs were regular visitors to the club’s Seagrave training ground to watch him.
—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
The 20-year-old kid in national colors isn’t flying under the radar anymore — he’s been tracked by scouts and analysts for years.
—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
The Dolphins ultimately parted with four executives and at least two scouts.
—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scouts
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After a lengthy, wide-ranging search for their next coach, the Portland Trail Blazers have chosen one of the guys already at the front of the line.
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These guys, everyone has each other’s backs.
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Though Claudius ridicules Hamlet for his emotional vulnerability, his grief drives him to avenge his father and emerge as a hero.
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Back in their teenage years, Lexi’s older sister Andrea is depicted as a mean girl who ridicules Catherine mercilessly.
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The golden generation of American men — Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Tyler Adams and the rest of the Group D winning crew — live and surrounded by red, white and blue in the home of the red and gold.
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Grown men hugged one another, and at least one started crying.
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One of the moments in the musical that caused the most laughter and claps from the audience was the final song, which mocks the idea of using violence as a form of protest rather than joining a movement or focusing on policy.
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The group openly mocks Jesus Christ and many Christian and Catholic traditions.
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The town’s predicament highlights the limits of any ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, and the lingering hardship faced by residents whose lives have been upended by years of conflict.
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The labor of these aging world-builders becomes a blueprint to navigate memory, legacy, and mortality, revealing the divine spirit residing in their daily lives.
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In fact, many of us often end up buying things that our colleagues found during their search.
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What happens in a world where young people are always rendered as creatures of the present, rather than also existing in the past?
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Coffin co-directed four of those movies and voices every last one of the yellow creatures himself.
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At Last’s notification to close two sites, the agency worked to find shelter for the residents and most of the 181 individuals have since been rehoused.
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In this condition, the tick introduces a sugar molecule in its saliva called alpha-gal into the human body upon biting, which can trigger an immune response in some individuals.
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