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scouts 1 of 2

noun

plural of scout

as in guys

a member of the human race you're a good scout

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scouts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of scout

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

Noun

The Kansas City Royals have added two high-level scouts to their pro personnel department. — Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2026 For a long time, the power of our parent star has driven this journey, fueling robotic scouts across the cosmos. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026 The scouts said the object climbed quickly before appearing to disintegrate. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 And the Giants’ scouts used it as an opportunity to peek at Platte. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 Castings took place in Chicago, Houston, Miami and Los Angeles, with Selman and scouts from IMG Models involved in the selection process. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 According to a handful of NFL scouts, Arch Manning’s status as a top-10 pick is secure, based in part on his last name. — Mac Engel october 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026 Fall and two of Denver’s international scouts, Rafael Juc and Marty Pocius (who now works for Real Madrid), consistently kept a close eye on Diallo, whose agents would gauge the market for any potential NBA interest after each EuroLeague season. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026 Built on Scout & Film’s experience managing locations for film and advertising productions, the platform connects location scouts, agencies, production companies and film commissions with locations suited to their production requirements. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

Verb

Chipotle’s chief operating officer, Jason Kidd, scouts the next cohort of leaders by breaking bread with his staffers. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scouts

Noun

Roots attracted the ire of a ton of insecure right-wing bozos, and the fights over which Sherlock guys to ship overheated a lot of Tumblr servers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2026
Although defensive leaders like Uche as well as linebackers Jordyn Brooks and Jacob Rodriguez will be the most vocal guys, there’s still room for him.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of guys

Verb

Fiction and reality braid in clever ways as Highsmith ridicules her visitor and is inspired by him, imagining a sinister plot (which could in fact be real).

— Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
Though Claudius ridicules Hamlet for his emotional vulnerability, his grief drives him to avenge his father and emerge as a hero.

— Jeanette Tran, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026

Definition of ridicules

Noun

For more than 20 years, billy woods and Elucid have been chronicling their arduous experiences as Black men navigating life in a society built to subjugate them.

— Andre Gee, Pitchfork, 13 Nov. 2026
The available roster spot wasn’t the only reason Avila zeroed in on TCU, as Dixon’s track record of developing big men like Edmonds stood out.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of men

Noun

Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.

— Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Definition of people

Noun

Additional research attributes hundreds of lives saved to a network of 15 CVI organizations called Communities Partnering 4 Peace.

— Arne Duncan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
Several spoke movingly about the impact the programs had on their lives and their autonomy, like Debbie Shaffer, whose thoughts were shared with the assistance of Ruth Grobe, who read from a prepared statement.

— Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of lives

Noun

As the Cowboys try to figure out how to maintain some sort of stability this season with their 4-5 record, there are a mountain of issues to correct, but there are also things to build with and be proud of.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Nov. 2026
Just by chance, a guy who does what he is coached to do, continues to work really, really hard and do the right things, the ball somehow finds him.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026