as in hurried
to proceed or move quickly
everyone scurried back to work as soon as they had finished their lunch in the cafeteria
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Recent Examples of scurried
Pip scurried over to take a seat on my foot.
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Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Lee, who had extended his hitting streak to 16 games the at-bat before, scurried back to first base.
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Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
Wittorp scurried over to a curtained side entrance.
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Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
After Malik closed out the fundraiser with a stump speech calling for taxing the rich, Johnson drove off in a black Porsche Cayenne, and a plump rat scurried by the venue’s entrance.
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Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
6 May 2026
Flyers fans stomped on the animal and nearly destroyed it before security scurried the souvenir away from the rambunctious crowd.
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CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
All three Mets runners scored as Baty scurried to third with a triple.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
With Game 3 of the World Series underway at Dodger Stadium last October, a few folks scurried across a pedestrian bridge with LED lights and blue glow sticks.
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Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
When Clark’s tooth went flying late in the game, members of the UCLA staff scurried around to try and find it.
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Daily News,
21 Mar. 2026
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Lee, who had extended his hitting streak to 16 games the at-bat before, scurried back to first base.
—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
Wittorp scurried over to a curtained side entrance.
—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
After Malik closed out the fundraiser with a stump speech calling for taxing the rich, Johnson drove off in a black Porsche Cayenne, and a plump rat scurried by the venue’s entrance.
—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
6 May 2026
Flyers fans stomped on the animal and nearly destroyed it before security scurried the souvenir away from the rambunctious crowd.
—
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
All three Mets runners scored as Baty scurried to third with a triple.
—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
With Game 3 of the World Series underway at Dodger Stadium last October, a few folks scurried across a pedestrian bridge with LED lights and blue glow sticks.
—
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
When Clark’s tooth went flying late in the game, members of the UCLA staff scurried around to try and find it.
—
Daily News,
21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scurried
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People rushed for cover under restaurant tables and hurried out of their homes into the streets.
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After a decade of grueling in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments, several miscarriages and successfully passing her 12-week milestone, Crane, who formerly worked as a mental health nurse, hurried to the hospital.
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Video shows how chase led to deadly crash Instead of stopping, the purple car accelerated and sped through a red light, according to video from Joel’s dashboard camera.
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The riders sped away after deputies attempted to contact them, reaching speeds of more than 40 mph while riding on a sidewalk, the release said.
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In Panama, people rushed to donate supplies to Venezuela, part of a surge across Latin America to help the stricken country.
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Medics rushed the victim to Harlem Hospital, where he’s expected to survive.
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His last three cutter-drones raced past the frightened spawn siblings to the wall.
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The drivers will compete in authentic IROC Pontiac Firebirds that raced in series competition from 1996 through 2006.
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About 100 yards to the right, a herd of caribou trotted past.
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Majestic horses trotted past the grazing hogs.
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A lot of people on this trip had either never traveled outside of the country before, never been on a plane before, never solo traveled before, didn't have these kinds of book communities in their friends and family back home.
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The ball hadn’t even traveled past the infield by the time Cardinals starter Michael McGreevy hung his head in defeat.
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O'Hearn doubled twice, including one that drove in a pair in the seventh.
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Bev Hendry, 72, and his brother, Brian Hendry, 67, drove to Miami in a van after attending the two games in Boston along with friends Bob Greig, 70, Steve Docherty, 56, and John Erskine, 77.
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Indiana forward Myisha Hines-Allen jumped into the scrum.
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Now, in an Emerson College poll that asked the same question, pessimism had jumped 26 points, to 41%, while optimism had ticked down to 42% − overall, a positive edge of a single point.
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“Scurried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scurried. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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