Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scudded
Verb
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Bats were flipped, benches cleared, Toronto’s manager was ejected and throws skittered around PNC Park.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025 -
Rumors of a Satanic curse on the event skittered around the Haight, so early on the morning of the 14th, Ginsberg, Snyder, and Alan Watts conducted a pradakshina, a Buddhist purification rite.—
Dennis McNally,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Nettles scampered in for an 11-yard TD to close out the opening quarter.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Sep. 2025
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The sophomore scampered to the edge, then jogged to paydirt for a 10-yard touchdown rush to provide his team a 21-7 edge.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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The eye midge may have implanted itself elsewhere and there’s no telling where those other icky creatures from Prodigy’s labs have scurried off to, but those are questions that will no doubt be answered once/if FX announces a second season.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2025
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In the planning stages of the two-part Viking mission, which landed spacecraft on Mars in the mid-seventies, Sagan argued that the probes should include lights and cameras, in case creatures scurried past.—
David W. Brown,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The 49ers were on the doorstep of their first touchdown until a fourth-and-goal attempt from the 1 was scuttled just before the fourth quarter.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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What — or who — comes next The same group of Upper Basin states that quashed Cooke's nomination also scuttled a pivotal tribal water settlement ratification in 2024.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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On Frank Nazar’s power-play goal, Jiricek darted up in the slot to challenge the shooter, Tyler Bertuzzi, which made sense.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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On a first-down snap, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson dropped 14 yards behind the line of scrimmage, and linebacker Drue Tranquill darted up the middle on a blitz.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Her eyes flitted over the sign with the three green leaves.—
Zuzana Říhová,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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Aronofsky has, since the grittiness of Pi and Requiem for a Dream, flitted with alacrity from genre to genre, trying his hand at biblical epics (Noah) and claustrophobic dramas (The Whale).—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Concertgoers fluttered around the building, staying away from the barricaded stairs leading up to the upstairs balcony, which is inaccessible.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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Councilwoman Stevens fluttered and snapped a folding fan.—
Henry Alford,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The old reservoir flicked at the edge of my consciousness—like hearing your parents fighting but not grasping the stakes.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Chris Durkin played a long arcing ball-in from well outside the area to the back post and João Klauss flicked a header to McSorley for the finish.—
Mercury News staff,
Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Scudded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scudded. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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