scudded

past tense of scud

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scudded
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • To the dismay of the home fans, Loveland scampered 58 yards for a touchdown, stealing the lead – and the game – back for the Bears with just 17 seconds to play.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
  • When Harvey scampered into the end zone for his third touchdown of the day in the middle of the fourth quarter, the Broncos had scored on seven of nine full possessions Sunday and 12 of their previous 14.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Things also scurried in the branches above.
    Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The pair then broke into two high-security display cases, snatched various pieces of crown jewels on display, and scurried back down the ladder and escaped.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The dismissal of the wire fraud count could have scuttled that case.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Climate Central released a new version of the database yesterday, reproduced in full with new data collected since the project was scuttled.
    Christian Orozco, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This time at the snap, Harvey darted all the way across the formation to the right.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
  • This time, the sophomore broke free off a quarterback keeper, then darted up the sideline for a 39-yard touchdown rush to put his team back in the lead.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sunlight flitted over the Pacific Ocean and into our bedroom.
    Joe Garcia, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Bees and wasps flitted together on yellow flowers, and as the day wore on, gnats clumped in beams of sunshine to make a kind of haze.
    Blair Braverman, Outside, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The president’s guests — which included top members of his administration, MAGA allies and big-time political donors — noshed on hors d’oeuvres and downed exotic cocktails while jazz music blared and burlesque dancers fluttered their fans.
    Garrett Haake, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Union Jack bunting fluttered overhead.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Instead of slamming it home, Antetokounmpo soared over the defenders to make an improbable catch, landed and flicked an on-target pass to Rollins for a corner 3 before falling out of bounds to give Milwaukee a 14-point lead.
    Eric Nehm, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
  • After initially suspecting a bullet or debris flicked up by a truck, the police ruled out both.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Scudded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scudded. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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