scuttles

present tense third-person singular of scuttle

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of scuttles This scuttles a compromise, whereby paintings of Lee in his prewar blue Army uniform could remain while the portrait of Lee the secessionist and enslaver came down. Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scuttles
Verb
  • 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
  • By now, though, her face falls completely off and scurries away.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Perhaps that is what rushes in to fill the vacuum where Meursault’s morality ought to be.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
  • But while the new movie dawdles on its way to Toxie’s origins, then rushes toward a finale with a lurching rhythm that verges on calculated ineptitude, its spirit never feels inauthentic.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The 40-year-old Froome, who races for Israel–Premier Tech, was airlifted to hospital following a crash during training on August 27, undergoing surgery a day later.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
  • With only two surviving female white rhinoceros, a team of scientists races to create the world’s first surrogate rhino pregnancy, using cutting-edge science and unwavering resolve.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Mechanical engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed a new framework that speeds up the design of shock-absorbing foam materials, used in everything from sports and military helmets to spacecraft landing struts.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
  • This is incredibly important to finance and commercial teams, and speeds the time to insights by six times, in my experience.
    Chris "Jay" Hawkinson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At altitudes of 20 to 100 kilometers (12 to 62 miles), the DF-17 flies below the reach of most midcourse missile defence systems, which usually operate above 100 kilometers (62 miles).
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
  • China views President Lai as a campaigner for Taiwanese independence, a stance that flies in the face of Beijing's belief that Taiwan should be under its control.
    Jan Camenzind Broomby, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The adventurous archaeologist travels the globe looking for missing artifacts and historical treasures.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The couple often travels to car shows, from Julian to Santa Barbara, and Lynne has vintage outfits to match the cars.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Wednesday leaves anyway, but Enid chases her because Capri is doing dorm checks, and Enid will NOT miss the Gala.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
  • An older woman’s purse is stolen on the train, and Jay reverts to his movie-star persona and chases the culprit off the train and into a field, showing off his action credentials and making some inadvertent headlines along the way.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Marswalker opens its fold-out front doors, and the S2 drives up into a central compartment before the doors close again to secure the S2 in place.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Attendees acknowledged early how much of what drives housing costs lies outside city and state control, such as interest rates or labor and material supply.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Scuttles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scuttles. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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