scramming

present participle of scram

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Verb
  • In this add on, a meteor lands on a volcanic island and so Kirby is left collecting shards of a shattered crystal and preventing an eerie presence from inside the rock from escaping.
    Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The Story of Pearl Girl centers on a sharp, scrappy heroine (Zhao Lusi) who claws her way into high society after escaping a cruel pearl farm.
    EW.com, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Warrants in Texas have been issued for the absconding Democrats arrest.
    Jim Talamonti, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025
  • In early-1970s Framingham, Massachusetts, taciturn family man James (Josh O’Connor) makes the rash, largely inscrutable decision to orchestrate a heist at the local art museum, absconding with a selection of modern paintings—without much of a plan.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • That would be akin to getting out of the frying pan and landing in the fire.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Between breakfast, packing lunches, and getting out the door with two matching shoes, the struggle is real.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Scramming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scramming. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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