SCURRIES Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

scurries

verb

present tense third-person singular of scurry

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 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 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. — 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

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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.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026
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

Definition of hurries

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The 22-year-old was long considered ill-suited for grass, given how the surface dulls the athletic foundation of her game and rushes her forehand.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 9 July 2026
In particular, consumers should avoid peak sunset and dinner rushes for nonperishable goods.

— Christopher S. Tang, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

Definition of rushes

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Mobile dog grooming is a professional grooming service performed inside a specially outfitted van that travels to the client’s location.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Hoping to save his ailing wife and son, Shujiro travels to the Tenryu-ji temple, where the tournament is overseen by Enju (Kazunari Ninomiya).

— David Faris, TheWeek, 10 July 2026

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SpaceX now flies roughly half the world’s orbital launches — 165 in 2025 and more than 80% of the mass carried to orbit — but its vehicles are built for its own missions.

— Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
In a generation that promotes body positivity, Brandy Melville flies under the radar with its eye-catching branding and misleading sizes.

— Sienna Feliciano, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Definition of flies

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For example, in tenant onboarding, using AI to automatically auto-fill and email a 50-page PDF lease just speeds up the generation of a static, cumbersome document that still requires manual follow-ups.

— Ali Hoss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Frequent mowing keeps clippings small, preventing smothering and speeds up decomposition for reuse.

— Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 21 June 2026

Definition of speeds

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Once inside, the burglar sends in a robotic assistant that races through the rooms, checks drawers, copies keys, locks cabinets and writes a demand note asking for money to unlock the data.

— Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
As is common with Enola Holmes films, zippy flashbacks and kicky montages illuminate what led up to all of this, but there’s an energy missing here, as the film races to get back into the present Maltese moment, which feels dire indeed.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 June 2026

Definition of races

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Seconds later, Bella, an 11-year-old husky, jumps in and chases the bear across the driveway and away from the child.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Tired of spending his days simply delighting in psychological torture and revenge, Lestat publicly chases the life of a famous rock star, writing and producing an album and performing in a cross-country tour while maintaining a fake vampire persona.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026

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