as in hurries
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 scurries
That goes for much here, from the light that scurries away from Benjamín Echazarreta’s muted camera, to the moments of sweetness that punctuate Mariá Portugal’s largely ominous score.
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 May 2026
The way Radcliffe scurries out of his chair and into the green room to meet Liu illustrates her visceral impact.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Bridgerton fans can spot the Old Royal Naval College mostly throughout season 2, like when a paperboy scurries across the grounds to deliver the latest gossip from Lady Whistledown in the first episode.
—Kayla Keegan, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
The hand then detaches from the arm and scurries forward towards a bannana, flips it upward and secures it on its backside using a single finger.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2026
Jackson scurries 14 yards up the middle for a first down.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 11 Oct. 2025
The older dog is shown marching along, while the puppy scurries along, attempting to match its pace.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
In some versions of the tale, the wolf scurries off to the forest while the three pigs live happily ever after in humble homesteads of their choice.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
By now, though, her face falls completely off and scurries away.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 6 Aug. 2025
Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 May 2026
The way Radcliffe scurries out of his chair and into the green room to meet Liu illustrates her visceral impact.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Bridgerton fans can spot the Old Royal Naval College mostly throughout season 2, like when a paperboy scurries across the grounds to deliver the latest gossip from Lady Whistledown in the first episode.
—Kayla Keegan, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
The hand then detaches from the arm and scurries forward towards a bannana, flips it upward and secures it on its backside using a single finger.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2026
Jackson scurries 14 yards up the middle for a first down.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 11 Oct. 2025
The older dog is shown marching along, while the puppy scurries along, attempting to match its pace.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
In some versions of the tale, the wolf scurries off to the forest while the three pigs live happily ever after in humble homesteads of their choice.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
By now, though, her face falls completely off and scurries away.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scurries
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Nix almost always hurries his throws when a blitz comes Harvey’s way, regardless of whether the rookie RB picks it up capably or not.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
23 Dec. 2025
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After Amanda rushes off the stage in tears and decamps to her dressing room, West declines to go after her, sitting around onstage like a deer in headlights.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
3 June 2026
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Preston is a shifty and fast skater who can attack inside ice laterally but can also play out wide and burn for odd-man rushes, and excelled after moving to his off-wing (left wing) in Vancouver, going east-west more on his forehand.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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After Nessa's crushing death, Glinda (Ariana Grande) hands off her jeweled footwear to Dorothy (Bethany Weaver), who trots down the Yellow Brick Road to meet the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) in the Emerald City.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
21 Nov. 2025
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The affordable passenger train travels between all five mountainous villages in Italy’s Cinque Terre region, running from spring until late fall.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 June 2026
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The Strait of Hormuz, through which travels one-fifth of the world’s oil, remains closed.—
Matt Ott,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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American officials are working to expand the use of sterile male screwworm flies to stop the parasites’ spread.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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Time flies, but super exciting.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
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Ramsay speeds through many of the action shots to instead focus on Joe’s psyche.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
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Adrenaline speeds up peristalsis, the contractions and constrictions of the intestines, while blood is diverted from the digestive system, which can cause nausea.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Its most recent 54th run was record-breaking, the biggest marathon in history, with 132 countries represented, 59,226 finishers and by far the highest number of spectators in every neighborhood who supported and cheered runners on a route that races through all five boroughs.—
Laura Manske,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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What Wolff came back with was the idea to take F1 Academy from a standalone series to one that races alongside F1.—
Danielle McNally,
InStyle,
28 May 2026
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Or during the Season 2 finale, when the tension between the two former friends comes to a head and Maddy chases Cassie down, slapping her and slamming her into a wall.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Rue then flees the home as Wayne chases her with a shotgun.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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“Scurries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scurries. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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