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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With some upcoming trips on the calendar, he's been scoping out the Vuori sale section to round out his travel wardrobe.
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Kayla Kitts, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2025
The storytelling can come through in so many ways, whether via ingredient origins (like scoping out a new scent at a souk in Dubai) or discovering a luxurious addition to the fragrance (like the inclusion of long-lasting and expensive oud).
—Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 24 Apr. 2025
Theme park fans have already been scoping out any new details for Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment.
—Samantha Neely, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Anonymous Michelin Guide inspectors are already scoping out restaurants in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
—Laura Barrero, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
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Kayla Kitts, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2025
The storytelling can come through in so many ways, whether via ingredient origins (like scoping out a new scent at a souk in Dubai) or discovering a luxurious addition to the fragrance (like the inclusion of long-lasting and expensive oud).
—Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 24 Apr. 2025
Theme park fans have already been scoping out any new details for Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment.
—Samantha Neely, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Anonymous Michelin Guide inspectors are already scoping out restaurants in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
—Laura Barrero, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scope out
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“Scope out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scope%20out. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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