as in to hurry
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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as in scuttle
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Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Following the chaotic moments leading up to Crooks' shooting and the immediate minutes after, additional law enforcement officers scurried around the AGR building.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 2 Aug. 2024
Olympic officials scurried to find the Suriname anthem to play for the medal ceremony, and reporters had to scramble to an atlas to learn about this country of about 380,000 people.
—Rick Maese, Washington Post, 28 July 2024
With the Mets down 1-0, McNeil went back to second base to tag up on Taylor’s drive to the wall in left-center, only to scurry to third after Yankees left fielder Alex Verdugo did not catch it.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 July 2024
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Scurry for the middle Scramble, scramble, hurry, scurry — back toward the safety of a middle-ground message.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Following the chaotic moments leading up to Crooks' shooting and the immediate minutes after, additional law enforcement officers scurried around the AGR building.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 2 Aug. 2024
Olympic officials scurried to find the Suriname anthem to play for the medal ceremony, and reporters had to scramble to an atlas to learn about this country of about 380,000 people.
—Rick Maese, Washington Post, 28 July 2024
With the Mets down 1-0, McNeil went back to second base to tag up on Taylor’s drive to the wall in left-center, only to scurry to third after Yankees left fielder Alex Verdugo did not catch it.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 July 2024
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“Scurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scurry. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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