scrammed

verb

past tense of scram
as in escaped

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrammed
  1. escaped
  2. absconded
  3. lit
  4. got out
  5. cleared out
Verb
  • Rhodes escaped and shoved Punk shoulder-first into the steel ring steps.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Flaco, who lived in the Central Park Zoo for 13 years, escaped when someone cut the wire mesh on his cage.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of escaped
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  • Ciampa absconded one of the spiked hockey pucks and made Jericho bleed.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Over a ten-day period in August 2021, tanker trucks absconded with more than 230,000 gallons of fuel, according to the supplier’s court filings.
    — Brian Slodysko, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Definition of absconded
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  • If The Odyssey lit the fuse, Spider-Man is the looming detonation.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • An element of the proposal that led many to advocate for City Council approval was a 17-acre community park featuring a playground, indoor gym, lighted sports fields, pickleball courts and a dog park.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of lit
Verb
  • The person driving the SUV that Collins was in got out to help, and was hit by another vehicle.
    — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Lopez and multiple bullpen arms got out of tough jams to limit the Red Sox 16 baserunners across the first nine innings to just two runs, only one earned.
    — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of got out
Verb
  • Demolition crews have cleared out the old Pizzeria Uno, though no tenant has been announced.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026
  • The restaurant appeared to have been cleared out, as there were no other customers around, according to the footage.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of cleared out
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