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.
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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.
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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.
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Mack Degeurin,
Popular Science,
22 Jan. 2026
Jackson scurries 14 yards up the middle for a first down.
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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.
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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.
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Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
By now, though, her face falls completely off and scurries away.
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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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If someone hurries you, slow the exchange and name what feels good in your body, like sitting down before deciding on plans.
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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.
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Faced with ambiguity, the mind rushes in to solve it — to know.
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Traffic rushes by on the surrounding streets, but within the 16-acre neighborhood of Culdesac, cars are conspicuously absent.
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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.
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Portnoy, who travels the country giving one-bite reviews that can make or break a business is polished, well dressed (although not usually formal), and has a more traditional, obvious type sense of humor.
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After refining, gasoline travels through pipelines, ships, trucks and fuel terminals before landing at filling stations, further prolonging higher prices for consumers.
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Here, a quilt flies over the spacious skies of Utah’s Dead Horse Point State Park (an area threatened by drilling permits approved by the US Bureau of Land Management) bearing Wes Gordon’s Georgia, Ashlynn Park’s Arkansas, and Sergio Hudson’s South Carolina, among others.
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The Lions are not typically a team that flies counter to recognizing social justice causes.
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Frequent mowing keeps clippings small, preventing smothering and speeds up decomposition for reuse.
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The First Alert Weather Team is keeping an eye on this next storm system, just in case the timeline speeds up.
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Anthropic has accused the Chinese firm Alibaba of launching the largest attack yet attempting to clone Claude, as China races to match the capabilities of Anthropic’s leading model following Mythos’ release and subsequent restriction from foreign markets.
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Once again, extraordinary wealth is concentrating into fewer hands while technology races ahead faster than society’s moral conscience.
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Combined, the handful of upside surprises is making for a stronger-than-expected domestic box office and a promising foundation for the second half of the year as the industry chases pre-pandemic levels.
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Kylian Mbappé of France chases the ball during their match against Iraq.
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“Scurries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scurries. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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