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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

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verb

present tense third-person singular of scud

as in scuttles

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Noun

The company has suffered from several high-profile legal blows this year that have resulted in multibillion-dollar penalties.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Ukraine and Russia trading energy infrastructure blows aren't helping the situation either.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 20 Oct. 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

Verb

In non-linear fashion, Sorkin’s scenario darts back and forth between 2018, ’19, ’20 and ’21, offering a puzzle that eventually will come all together.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Sam Levy’s editing likewise darts associatively between these moods, seemingly letting sense memory shape the chronology of proceedings.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of darts

Noun

Highs across the Houston area are expected to reach only the upper 60s or lower 70s, with breezes adding to the chill.

— Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 17 Oct. 2026
Make sure the covers reach all the way to the ground and are secured against any overnight breezes.

— Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of breezes

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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

Storms capable of causing hail and wind damage were traveling through central Arizona early Thursday, with some flood watches and the possibility of tornadoes, the National Weather Service said.

— Wufei Yu, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
This sensor, first deployed on a GOES satellite in 2017, can detect lightning flashes anywhere on the globe and has proved to be useful for predicting tornadoes as well as monitoring the rapid intensification of tropical storms and hurricanes.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2026

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