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
Once it’s made its rounds through the house, the vacuum scoots itself back to its charging dock and empties its contents directly into the attached bin.
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Clara McMahon, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
And Timothée Chalamet, meanwhile, has been doubling down on the Bob Dylan cosplay, taking a brief break last night to go full London boy, wearing custom Martine Rose and scooting in on a Lime Bike.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
Walk around the picturesque campus, see historic Hinkle Fieldhouse — where one of the greatest basketball movies ever made was filmed — and then scoot on up the road for a hot slice of Byrne's Grilled Pizza.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Flanked by two background dancers, Ashanti moved things to the floor and proceeded to scoot as the performance came to a close.
—Nathan Vinson, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025
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Clara McMahon, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
And Timothée Chalamet, meanwhile, has been doubling down on the Bob Dylan cosplay, taking a brief break last night to go full London boy, wearing custom Martine Rose and scooting in on a Lime Bike.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
Walk around the picturesque campus, see historic Hinkle Fieldhouse — where one of the greatest basketball movies ever made was filmed — and then scoot on up the road for a hot slice of Byrne's Grilled Pizza.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Flanked by two background dancers, Ashanti moved things to the floor and proceeded to scoot as the performance came to a close.
—Nathan Vinson, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoot
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Just before the tornado touched down, 445 graduates of Joplin High School had just completed their graduation ceremony and had to scurry to find cover.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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Getty Images While the TikTok ban has lawmakers scurrying and chatter about Chinese influence over U.S. tech at a fever pitch, another danger is lurking.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2025
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The deals are on now and are good until April 14, so hurry and upgrade your Microsoft Office system today.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article Mayor Adams on Monday urged the judge presiding over his public corruption case to hurry up and decide on outstanding dismissal motions before upcoming deadlines in the mayoral race.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2025
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The National Democratic Redistricting Committee was still trotting Obama out for Martha’s Vineyard fundraisers four years later.—
W. James Antle III,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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The horses began to trot around Abramovic and León de la Barra.—
Kim Córdova,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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Overall, seven in 10 Americans feel flying is very or somewhat safe.—
Jennifer De Pinto,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2025
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The footage included the first look at Dorothy, albeit without showing her face, and there was also golden bricks, a wedding and flying monkeys galore.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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Without intervention in the form of sustainable solutions, this trend could speed up at a more harmful rate.—
Hany Naeem,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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This not only speeds up the workflow but also enhances creative decision-making on the fly.—
Nancy Pulciano,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
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Yet, as so often happens in the sport, Estrada did not travel a straight line to big-league prosperity.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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The incident comes some seven years after an American missionary, John Allen Chau, traveled to the same island with a bible.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2025
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Tracking rising cost of cars, trucks, groceries ahead of Trump's tariffs Ahead of Trump's auto tariffs, are U.S. consumers rushing to buy cars?—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts – who is the person with the ball in his hands and is being pushed from behind – has benefitted greatly from this play, with the majority of his 52 rushing touchdowns over the last four seasons coming from the tush push.—
Ben Morse and Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2025
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Tate Beran drove in a pair of runs, while Ryan Kastor picked up his second save with two scoreless innings of relief.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2025
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Comedian and car aficionado Jay Leno drove state Sen. Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield, in a 1976 Pontiac Trans-Am past the state Capitol on Tuesday, rallying support for legislation that would ease restrictions on classic cars.—
HECTOR AMEZCUA,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Scoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoot. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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