as in blow
a sudden brief rush of wind
a cold scud sent leaves skittering down from the trees
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Recent Examples of scud
Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 13 July 2023
Pink scud clouds over the bridges, Vauxhall, Lambeth, Battersea, spider-work.
—Cynthia Zarin, The New York Review of Books, 29 June 2023
Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Thick gray clouds scudded overhead, dumping flakes and dusting everything with a fresh coat of powder.
—Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
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Noun
Like many tailwaters, spring creeks hold bug-sized crustaceans like scuds and sow bugs, essentially freshwater shrimp that are easily imitated with simple patterns on a natural drift.
—Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 13 July 2023
Pink scud clouds over the bridges, Vauxhall, Lambeth, Battersea, spider-work.
—Cynthia Zarin, The New York Review of Books, 29 June 2023
Verb
Perun called in cluster munitions on them: a smoking warhead that scudded down, followed by a dozen impacts all around the group.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Thick gray clouds scudded overhead, dumping flakes and dusting everything with a fresh coat of powder.
—Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scud
Noun
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If approved, the cuts would served a devastating blow to the U.N., which is already struggling as other governments also cut contributions.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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Her relationship may have been seen as the ideal outcome of inner work, so its collapse may have felt disappointing, like a blow to their healing process.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
Verb
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Twenty-two teams voted in favor of a ban and 10 teams opposed it − two votes short of what was needed to scuttle the play.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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Republicans don’t want to defy the wishes of Trump, but the prescription drug industry is generous during election years and GOP lawmakers are under heavy pressure to scuttle his order, The Hill’s Alexander Bolton reports.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
13 May 2025
Noun
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The set-up led to several major storms on Memorial Day that walloped the southern Plains and Southeast with strong wind gusts, a few tornadoes and large hail.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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Prepare for penny-sized hail (0.75 inches) and wind gusts of up to 50 mph.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2025
Verb
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On April 21, during a live broadcast of Inside the NBA, the 53-year-old basketball hall of famer suddenly scurried off the studio set with an apparent bathroom emergency.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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After the game, which had an early start time of 11 a.m., the seniors scurried to put on their caps and gowns for a 3:30 ceremony at the University of Texas Arlington College Park Center.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Sand, breeze blocks, storm shutters—these are materials of survival and exclusion, shaped by the hurricanes that regularly devastate her homeland.—
Nargess Banks,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Tyrone Taylor clobbered a fly ball that seemed like a no-doubter off the bat before dying in a stiff breeze at the left-field warning track.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
Verb
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The suspicious man turned around and ran around the plane before darting to an exit door on the opposite side of the aircraft.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2025
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Eventually, Valerie started showing up, grabbing food before darting back out again.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Any tornado with slower wind speeds is considered an EF0.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
25 May 2025
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Each of those states has seen between 87 and 97 tornadoes so far, AccuWeather reported.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
Verb
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That allowed Bogaerts to score and Cronenworth to scamper to third.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2025
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Cassian, however, scampered away, and likely never came to know why this stranger harbored such a deeply personal vendetta.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
6 May 2025
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“Scud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scud. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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