as in scurried
to proceed or move quickly
mice scuttling across the barn floor to escape the cats
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Recent Examples of scuttled
She was recently seen filming in Venice, Italy, alongside Julia Garner, who was supposed to portray the pop icon in a biopic that was ultimately scuttled.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2026
Knowles’ attempt to manage workloads of key players for Saturday’s home game against Portland was scuttled with the extra time, but Minnesota is moving on in the national tournament.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 15 Apr. 2026
However, another deal in the state was scuttled following community backlash.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Among the issues that scuttled lawmakers’ first effort to craft the spending plan was funding for citrus research.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
The installation first launched in 2021 as a virtual-only exhibit directed by Sean Evans; the band had initially conceived of the project as a physical installation, until COVID restrictions scuttled that idea.
—Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
Now the deal is scuttled, and a new hearing is April 22.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
The twist of fate in the Lakers’ season has not just scuttled their NBA title odds, but transformed the final week of the regular season into a tricky equation of figuring out where their scoring production is going to come from.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
The diagnosis scuttled the family’s plan to move her into a home nearby.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2026
Knowles’ attempt to manage workloads of key players for Saturday’s home game against Portland was scuttled with the extra time, but Minnesota is moving on in the national tournament.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 15 Apr. 2026
However, another deal in the state was scuttled following community backlash.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Among the issues that scuttled lawmakers’ first effort to craft the spending plan was funding for citrus research.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
The installation first launched in 2021 as a virtual-only exhibit directed by Sean Evans; the band had initially conceived of the project as a physical installation, until COVID restrictions scuttled that idea.
—Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
Now the deal is scuttled, and a new hearing is April 22.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
The twist of fate in the Lakers’ season has not just scuttled their NBA title odds, but transformed the final week of the regular season into a tricky equation of figuring out where their scoring production is going to come from.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
The diagnosis scuttled the family’s plan to move her into a home nearby.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scuttled
Verb
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All three Mets runners scored as Baty scurried to third with a triple.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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With Game 3 of the World Series underway at Dodger Stadium last October, a few folks scurried across a pedestrian bridge with LED lights and blue glow sticks.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Some of us hurried to the NASA website to learn more about this frontierswoman, with the extravagant hair and the biceps of a steelworker, a photo of which also went viral.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2026
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The waterfall itself was surprisingly large and powerful, with its spray spotting cellphone screens as tourists hurried to take selfies in front of it, despite its fair distance from the pond's fence line.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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After sideswiping a tractor-trailer, Garrison would pull over while the spotter sped ahead to flag down the truck’s driver.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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In January, after Dhillon declined to investigate the shooting death of Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, prosecutors in Minnesota quit in protest, and leaders in the Civil Rights Division’s Criminal Section sped up their plans to retire.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The measure cleared the Senate by voice vote, without a formal roll call, as Congress raced to meet a Monday deadline.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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While the Avs raced to a historic 31-2-7 start, there were some mixed results in the second half of the season.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Emergency crews rushed to the Lincoln Village Apartments Wednesday night after a frantic 911 call reported a child had fallen out a window.—
Aaron Parseghian,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The Lebanese Health Ministry said Israel struck three teams of paramedics Wednesday in southern Lebanon, first hitting one team and then two more that rushed to help.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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On this day, volunteers drove flowers to a senior living center, where the act of kindness overwhelmed resident Carmela Kemper.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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That experience drove me into public service.—
Christian Mitchell,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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When Smith’s throw in the dirt squirted away from shortstop Miguel Rojas, the winning run trotted in from third base.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
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The gray wolf howled, trotted back and forth, and gradually worked closer and closer to the nervous but fascinated caribou.—
Frank Glaser,
Outdoor Life,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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During its 10-day excursion, the four-person crew traveled farther from Earth than any other humans — as well as witnessed a rare solar eclipse from deep space and observed a 600-mile-wide crater on the moon’s surface.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Koch and her fellow Artemis II crew members — NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen — traveled 694,481 miles, making their lunar flyby the farthest humans have ever traveled from Earth.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Scuttled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scuttled. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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