Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrammed
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Nikki and Scott Hanger also barely escaped the tornado’s path, their daughter-in-law Jill Hanger said Wednesday afternoon.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026 -
The two children, ages 10 and 8, escaped the March 2 encounter in the 17000 block of County Road 97 and told their parents, who called authorities, sheriff’s officials said.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Natives absconded with some cattle, as well as with a young widow named Camila.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
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Mercury was already known to police as a troubled youth who’d frequently absconded from home and detention centers.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Balat allegedly then ran away and retrieved a second device from 19-year-old Ibrahim Nikk, lit the device and started running with it before dropping eventually dropping the device, Tisch said.—
Andrew Ramos,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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This delay meant that, as guests waited for the ceremony to begin, the sun had set and candles had to be lit inside the church.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2026
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Shelia told investigators that after the girls stopped the car, Skylar got out following a disagreement.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
6 Mar. 2026
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Fidel Castro got out of the jeep.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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On Tuesday, two WLRN staffers told the Herald that LaBonia’s office at the station’s studio in Miami had been cleared out.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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City sanitation workers would then dismantle the encampment on the seventh day, with the hope that people would have cleared out of the area.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Scrammed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrammed. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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