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scuds 1 of 2

noun

plural of scud
as in blows
a sudden brief rush of wind a cold scud sent leaves skittering down from the trees

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scuds

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of scud
as in scuttles

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scuds
  1. blows
  2. scuttles
  3. gusts
  4. darts
  5. breezes
  6. scurries
  7. tornadoes
  8. scampers
Noun
  • And in a single season, a high school or college football player absorbs an estimated 600 to 1,000 subconcussive blows.
    — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
  • While often associated with blows to the head during contact sports, concussions are common at all ages.
    — Richard Sima, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of blows
Verb
  • The agreement follows years of uncertainty over the papers' future and scuttles a rival bid by the owner of the Daily Mail to buy the Telegraph titles.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • This scuttles a compromise, whereby paintings of Lee in his prewar blue Army uniform could remain while the portrait of Lee the secessionist and enslaver came down.
    — Time, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Definition of scuttles
Noun
  • Travel warnings have been issued through the week for North Carolina’s Outer Banks, including a threat of breaking waves topping 10 feet and gusts near 50 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Winds will be gusty out of the northeast at 10 to 25 mph with gusts over 30 mph possible.
    — Steven Sosna, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of gusts
Verb
  • With City’s back line dragged across, Mbeumo darts into the space behind Josko Gvardiol when the pass is played to Rashford.
    — Jon Mackenzie, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In no particular order, Elsinore darts in and out of various phases of Charleson’s life during this period, but Stone manages the tonal balance expertly.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of darts
Noun
  • Cool Pacific breezes and a variety of soils make this stretch of Northern California a perfect place to grow grapes.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Southern California’s dry summers typically exist because of its land-to-sea breezes in the morning and sea-to-land breezes in the afternoon, according to meteorologist Kristan Lund of the weather service’s Oxnard office.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of breezes
Verb
  • Inside Botánica Santo Tomas in Wilton Manors, store owner Héctor Giovanni Pizarro Santana sweeps the floor as his tiny Chihuahua, Bella, scurries behind him.
    — Delia Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, in King’s Landing, Alicent scurries the great halls, desperate to shore up support for her plan to hand Rhaenyra the Red Keep.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Definition of scurries
Noun
  • Heat is the deadliest natural disaster event — a silent killer that claims more lives each year than hurricanes, tornadoes and floods combined.
    — Maria Hadden, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Just four Ohio tornadoes since 1950 have received the most severe EF5 designation.
    — Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of tornadoes
Verb
  • Sebastian Galeano fools the Lake Mary defense by carrying it himself and scampers 40 yards for the touchdown.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of scampers
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“Scuds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scuds. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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