as in to scurry
to proceed or move quickly
now we've got to scoot, or we'll be late
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Recent Examples of scoot
Now that Ingrid Michaelson is spending more time on the East Coast—specifically, creating music and lyrics for The Notebook on Broadway—the folk-pop singer and songwriter is making plans to scoot out of her Los Angeles abode.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
Larger pulls make opening drawers with one hand easier, and 9-inch ground clearance allows wheelchairs to scoot by.
—Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
And of course San Juan Hills, No. 10 in our poll last week, is going to scoot up after beating then-No. 8 Yorba Linda this past Friday.
—Michael Huntley, Orange County Register, 14 Oct. 2024
Yancy scoots out as fast as possible, but not before being spotted by one of the neighbors.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
Larger pulls make opening drawers with one hand easier, and 9-inch ground clearance allows wheelchairs to scoot by.
—Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
And of course San Juan Hills, No. 10 in our poll last week, is going to scoot up after beating then-No. 8 Yorba Linda this past Friday.
—Michael Huntley, Orange County Register, 14 Oct. 2024
Yancy scoots out as fast as possible, but not before being spotted by one of the neighbors.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoot
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Unless there is a shark approaching you, in which case scurry sideways like a crab.Viktoria Shulevich, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Chris Norris October 30, 2024 7:08 AM EDT Sphero’s 2018 Bolt—a baseball-sized orb that could be programmed to roll and scurry around—offered students a visceral experience in early coding.Chris Norris, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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This past weekend, families, dragging wheelie bags and carrying blankets, were hurrying in both directions.Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2024
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Kraven the Hunter couldn’t be hurried along in reshoots and rewrites.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
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What an absolute joy to see a pack of motley mutts trotting around St. Ann’s Warehouse, promenaded by everyone from Sandra Bernhard to Naomi Fry wearing matching toile puffers and beaded poop bag carriers.Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024
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That was why the warriors Spotted Tail, Long Chin and Red Leaf trotted on their horses into Fort Laramie a few weeks later.Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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After the fall of Hosni Mubarak, ordinary Egyptians brought paint cans from home to Tahrir Square, to re-mark the curbs that had been flaked from years of government neglect, and abraded by tanks and flying bricks during the protests.Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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The 30-year-old Hawaii native was flying from Maui to N.Y.C. with a connection at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Nov. 8.Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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The album went on to sped 10 total weeks atop the chart.Michael Saponara, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
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Ohio lawmakers introduced a bill that same month to close a legal loophole and speed up the process of evicting squatters.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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For the person who loves to travel, or your favorite hypebeast. Flamingo Estate: The Guide to Becoming Alive by Richard Christiansen Flamingo Estate is my go to for an elevated selection of home and kitchen essentials.Kelly Wearstler, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
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Selleck had made a commitment to his family in Los Angeles but agreed to travel back and forth.Emily Longeretta, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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Seattle scored over 20 points for the first time since Week 7 and rushed for a season-high 176 yards, led by Charbonnet, who had a career-high 134 yards and a pair of first-half touchdowns starting in place of Kenneth Walker III (calf).Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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The project is a bit of a collectible for longtime lovers of the group, and thousands of them rushed to pick up a copy.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Slice has released exclusive apps that accommodate popular contactless payment solutions and enable convenient QR technology to drive self-service experiences among other improvements.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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While American tech giants have driven much of the country’s recent innovation, the future doesn’t lie in further consolidating power in the hands of Big Tech.Steve Forbes, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Scoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoot. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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