as in to scurry
to proceed or move quickly
mice scuttling across the barn floor to escape the cats
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Recent Examples of scuttle
Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
If that’s the case, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 could be scuttled, and DeSantis could rewrite the map to target the two Florida seats held by African Americans.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Hamilton Cain, Time, 2 Feb. 2026
Discovery scuttles any long-term projections about MLB’s cable future, but TBS will continue televising national games through the end of its current deal.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The spat threatens to scuttle a key constituency heading into the 2026 midterms.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
If that’s the case, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 could be scuttled, and DeSantis could rewrite the map to target the two Florida seats held by African Americans.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
Then a devastating tragedy scuttles those aspirations.
—Hamilton Cain, Time, 2 Feb. 2026
Discovery scuttles any long-term projections about MLB’s cable future, but TBS will continue televising national games through the end of its current deal.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scuttle
Verb
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Your eyes may see the prairie dogs digging and scurrying.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
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Orlando would scurry to get back in the game and thanks to some lucky breaks in the second half, the Storm were able to make things interesting.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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White-Jacket did cause a stir with its discussion of the arbitrary and cruel use of flogging in the US Navy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Remove the foil and give the orzo another good stir, then bake uncovered for 15 to 20 minutes more, until the orzo is tender and creamy.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Trump being hurried off the stage unharmed and guests ducking for cover underneath their tables.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Might as well hurry up and shoot.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The art nouveau buildings of Parizska Street flutter with labels including Prada and Hermès, although more atmospheric is the historic Jewish Quarter that borders it, dating back to the 12th century.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Few have seen the man who slips through Sacramento, leaving only anguish and a flutter of parking citations in his wake.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And in 2024, 38 of the 40 edge-rushing prospects had longer arms; the only ones to measure shorter were a pair of twins from UCLA — Gabriel and Grayson Murphy — neither of whom is on an NFL roster.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Policymakers in Illinois must know that rushing to judgment, as these professors suggest, will do immeasurable harm to children across our state for generations.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The neighborhood Just a 90-minute drive from Los Angeles, Ojai has long lured Angelenos looking for an easy escape from the hustle and bustle.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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These secret spots provide a serene respite from the bustle of the main street and feel almost like stepping through a portal into the vias of Paris or Rome.—
Linnea Bailey,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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By the final showdown, the production has made use of every bit of stage space, with sensational flying sequences (choreographed by Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant) that allow the vampires to float, hover, and—in one especially intense moment—dive from that bridge.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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Worst of all, like Zoolander 2 did before it, the film badly miscalculates the value of showbiz and industry cameos, which reach critical mass when the team members fly to Milan and, weirdly, only one of the latter (Donatella Versace, having an awkward lunch with Emily) seems to work.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The comments around cyber risks come as emergence of Anthropic's Mythos is setting up a scramble from the banking industry to gain access and test the technology, as regulators rush to examine the cybersecurity risks the new AI model raises.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Only ten minutes before dinner, this request creates another scramble that could have been avoided by a simple conversation.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Scuttle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scuttle. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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