scope out
phrasal verb
scoped out; scoping out; scopes out
US, informal
: to look at (someone or something) especially in order to get information
They scoped out the area before setting up the tent.
Players were scoping out the competition.
He wants to scope out all of the possibilities before deciding what to do.
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Investigators later learned Brown and Williams were seen scoping out a credit union in St. Louis Park in an SUV about an hour before the ATM theft in Roseville.
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2025
The Barbie actor was seen scoping out a private school in London last month.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 6 Dec. 2024
Quartz’s Will Gavin scopes out the Tesla CEO’s intentions.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
When producers were scoping out locations for the show, the home was owned by Fran and Louis Padilla, who had bought it in 1973.
—USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2025
The Barbie actor was seen scoping out a private school in London last month.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 6 Dec. 2024
Quartz’s Will Gavin scopes out the Tesla CEO’s intentions.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
When producers were scoping out locations for the show, the home was owned by Fran and Louis Padilla, who had bought it in 1973.
—USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Scope out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scope%20out. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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