SCRAMMED Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

scrammed

verb

past tense of scram

as in escaped

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On the play Dart returned, the QB escaped the pocket before finding Fields in the end zone for a leaping touchdown grab.

— Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
And Above Ground includes poems to his children about what their ancestors endured and escaped.

— Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of escaped

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Night lasts about two Earth weeks, and at the poles, only a few ridges stay lit for long stretches.

— Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
The MacBook Neo has lit a fire under PC developers to release competitive, low-cost models of their own, such as the most recent Dell XPS 13.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of lit

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The issue wasn't even on the agenda Tuesday night, but comes after word got out that data center developers had been lobbying city leaders.

— Nina Burns, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Court records show Reynoso parked a short distance away, got out of his vehicle, took cover behind a sign and fired at Negroni Feliciano, striking him in the head and killing him.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of got out

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Next spring, Harper hopes, the cemetery will be cleared out enough for the volunteers to go in.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Workers have cleared out and sanitized the eastern freezer, which was largely destroyed in the fire and filled with spoiled food and charred debris.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

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