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Recent Examples of scram
Zoom in: Privacy and security are big: The house has a private gate and parking so no one has to use the main door, security offices for guests' staff and a bedroom with a secret exit should important visitors need to scram.
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Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
As of now, one man sits on a small dock off each island, telling onlookers to scram.
—Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2019
When Fleck makes a young boy on the bus laugh with his goofy faces, he’s immediately met with a threat from the boy’s mother to cut it out and scram.
—David Betancourt, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2019
In three seasons with the Pacers (before Donnie Walsh ditched him after Indiana brought back Larry Bird) and two more with the Knicks (before Walsh, again, told him to scram), Thomas has a 187-223 record (.456).
—Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2018
Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
As of now, one man sits on a small dock off each island, telling onlookers to scram.
—Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2019
When Fleck makes a young boy on the bus laugh with his goofy faces, he’s immediately met with a threat from the boy’s mother to cut it out and scram.
—David Betancourt, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2019
In three seasons with the Pacers (before Donnie Walsh ditched him after Indiana brought back Larry Bird) and two more with the Knicks (before Walsh, again, told him to scram), Thomas has a 187-223 record (.456).
—Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scram
Verb
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Police on Friday captured one of the New Orleans parish inmates who escaped six weeks ago in a jailbreak Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry called the worst in recent state history.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 June 2025
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In such places, summer becomes a never-ending fantasy, a pleasure dome that characters cannot escape.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
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If on or near West Kerr Scott Reservoir, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2025
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On his introductory media call with the Ducks, Trouba said Drury forced him to choose between accepting a trade to a team on his no-trade list and going on waivers — the same way the GM got out of Goodrow’s contract nearly six months earlier.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
Verb
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In 1991, he was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for tricking a British bank out of three million pounds before absconding to a French château.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
17 June 2025
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The individual absconded and, due to his actions, was intercepted by Florida law enforcement.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2025
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Tesla has struggled in 2025, with CEO Elon Musk decamping to DC to temporarily head up the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
13 June 2025
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Michaels appears occasionally in the memoir — the two became friends in the ’70s, when the SNL cast would decamp to aftershow parties at One Fifth, where McNally, newly arrived from England, was working as maître d’.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2025
Verb
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The RuPaul’s Drag Race star and her husband, producer Michael Alvarez, eloped wearing outfits that flipped tradition on its head.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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The couple eloped inside Crater Lake National Park in Oregon near the historic Crater Lake Lodge.—
Sarah Sekula,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
Verb
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The two crooks then went through the home, making off with an undisclosed amount of cash and jewelry.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2025
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Shoemaker-Gonzalez reportedly made off with the vehicle after the man ran into the store and had someone call 911, Devlin’s report said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Taylor Tomlinson will host After Midnight, the show that is replacing The Late Late Show now that James Corden has scarpered off to old Blighty.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
1 Nov. 2023
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Idrissa Gueye has scarpered, but that void was instantly filled by Mainz midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin - while Moise Kean, goodness knows how, has signed from Juventus to sharpen things up front.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
5 Aug. 2019
Verb
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No studio would finance the feature, about a whorehouse exhibitionist who lams it after being framed for murder — so director Melvin Van Peebles financed it himself with a boost from Bill Cosby, who gave him a $50,000 loan.—
Andrew Lawrence,
Peoplemag,
17 Feb. 2024
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One of those classic films that’s as good as its reputation (and maybe even better), Billy Wilder’s high-spirited comedy stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon as jazz musicians who have to lam it after witnessing a mob crime.—
Keith Phipps,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2023
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“Scram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scram. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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