as in dung
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal
a tracker who could identify any animal from its scat alone
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Recent Examples of scat
Chris Ullery, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
He was arraigned on charges of loitering and prowling at night, criminal mischief, disturbing the peace, criminal trespass, evading arrest on furry feet, scatting rubbing and a bunch of summaries for smelling bad.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Staff Author, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2025
As for the wolves, nearly three-quarters of the wolf scat found in the study area contained DNA from cattle.
—Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The crash caused an explosion scatting debris, setting some homes and cars on fire and injuring some people on the ground, officials said.
—Chris Ullery, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
He was arraigned on charges of loitering and prowling at night, criminal mischief, disturbing the peace, criminal trespass, evading arrest on furry feet, scatting rubbing and a bunch of summaries for smelling bad.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
Schaffer also details how the Super Mario Bros. theme was once part of Anderson's jazz scat scene.
—Staff Author, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2025
As for the wolves, nearly three-quarters of the wolf scat found in the study area contained DNA from cattle.
—Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scat
Noun
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And like the wildebeest, bison dung packs a nutritional punch when deposited across the landscape.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
29 Aug. 2025
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Decades before Colorado’s best singers, dancers and actors graced the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in downtown Denver, workers pushed brooms across the stage to clean up elephant dung, rodeo sawdust, and blood spatters from boxing matches.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Is there a way to keep your knives sharp longer? A.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Why would sharp-as-nails med school grads opt toward a presumably dead-end occupational route?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Despite 268 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque just busting to get out from under its hood, the 2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale sporty SUV needs an infusion of theatricality.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Evelyn has one of her followers, Dwyane (Brandon Jay McLaren), track Alex to ensure none of the info gets out to the public.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Have soil that needs improvement on multiple fronts?—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Sep. 2025
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Multispectral sensors designed to detect subtle soil signatures, rovers carrying mobile cameras and experiments, and plans to piggyback scientific payloads on commercial landers are all part of near-term efforts to move from models and samples toward a working mining plan.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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In August, Everyone Hates Elon trolled Vice President JD Vance during his family's trip to the Cotswolds.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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New York — Swatch, the Swiss watchmaker, is trolling the 39% tariffs that the United States placed on its home country by selling a watch that flips the location of the 3 and 9 numerals.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The coir mat is durable and will catch dirt or mud before entering your home.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
20 Sep. 2025
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Pants like Ewedoos’ Wide-leg Stretchy Work Pants are soft and loose-fitting for all-day wear, plus their dark color easily hides food or drink spills, wrinkles, dirt, and sweat.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The track begins with Winter’s distinct vocals warbling and wobbling over a tender percussion groove.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
8 July 2025
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The famous John Williams fanfare that blasted Star Wars onto our screens had appreciably less impact than even a standard screen would now offer, let alone IMAX and Dolby Cinema premium offerings while at some parts of the film, the sound warbled a little, before returning to normal.—
Benny Har-Even,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Mark croons and strums campfire acoustic.—
Jonathan Terrell,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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Director Scott Cooper gave Jeff Bridges a platform to country croon his way to an Academy Award for Crazy Heart, which is enough to ignite the Oscar hopes for White, who while quite good in 2023’s The Iron Claw nevertheless doesn’t possess Bridges’ decades of goodwill.—
Vulture Staff,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Scat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scat. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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