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
Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Eight deals were scuttled in places like Kansas City, Missouri, when owners decided not to sell.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Numerous Universal Studios production markings are still present, including '#71 HANS' labels on the passenger door, engine bay, and scuttle, together with marks left by camera mounts used during filming.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
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Verb
Eight deals were scuttled in places like Kansas City, Missouri, when owners decided not to sell.
—Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Eight deals were scuttled in places like Kansas City, Missouri, when owners decided not to sell.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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
Numerous Universal Studios production markings are still present, including '#71 HANS' labels on the passenger door, engine bay, and scuttle, together with marks left by camera mounts used during filming.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scuttle
Verb
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Nearby, her downstairs neighbor, Marina Quiroz, was showing a video of rats scurrying through her kitchen to a representative of the city’s tenant protection office.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Going outside now means scurrying along giant arcades, shaded from the Sun by massive canopies that filter 99% of its UV light.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Simply gather all the ingredients, pile everything into your slow cooker, stir, and set.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2026
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The public-private project has caused a stir in Charlestown.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But reflection on those few hours of celebration — that wild scramble to enjoy the moment, yet hurry to get everyone ready to go home — left the Dodgers envisioning one of the few things this contemporary dynasty has yet to accomplish.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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With insurance out of reach for growing millions, RAM will hurry to another city to make health in America a little less remote.—
Scott Pelley,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Standout pieces include ruffle bloomers and off-the-shoulder top, alongside corsets, flutter bralettes and triangle bralettes from the brand’s Wink collection.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Even the Soviets couldn’t control the urge for a flutter.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics rushed the victim to a nearby hospital in unknown condition, crews told CBS LA.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Medics rushed both men to Brookdale Hospital Center, where the 30-year-old man died.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Stepping away from the hustle and bustle of modern-day life and entering through the main gates just off Washington Road is like walking through the wardrobe into Narnia.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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Over the years, she’s owned or rented a handful of properties in both Southern California and her native New York City, but now prefers the calm of the West Coast to the bustle of the East.—
Joyce Chen,
Architectural Digest,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Using the HistoPad, visitors fly down a dirt road flanked by wooden snake rail fences to the intersection of Trade and Tryon streets.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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While an annoyance at times for the crew, it's been a relatively minor issue given the technical challenges of safely flying to the moon and back.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There has been a diplomatic scramble to secure the shipping lane as an oil crisis and other disruptions send ripple effects across every corner of the consumer market.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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As for the mid-inning scramble, don’t get too attached just yet.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Scuttle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scuttle. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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