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
There’s even an electric BMW i7 to scoot you within a three-mile radius on the house.
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Katie Chang, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Of course, the videos are then posted to TikTok.
Can’t quite picture what this may look like?
Check out this funny TikTok of a girl gradually scooting her desk toward the door of her classroom—and finally achieving her freedom!
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 16 Dec. 2024
Rylee and Stephen, 26, scooted out after chatting with Good Morning America.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Running back Aaron Jones, signed in the offseason from the Green Bay Packers, scooted for another score and had 94 rushing yards.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2024
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Katie Chang, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Of course, the videos are then posted to TikTok.
Can’t quite picture what this may look like?
Check out this funny TikTok of a girl gradually scooting her desk toward the door of her classroom—and finally achieving her freedom!
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 16 Dec. 2024
Rylee and Stephen, 26, scooted out after chatting with Good Morning America.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Running back Aaron Jones, signed in the offseason from the Green Bay Packers, scooted for another score and had 94 rushing yards.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoot
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Occasionally one scurried in circles around a disabled vehicle, a utility pole or the trunk of a tree.C.J. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Collectors have been scurrying to find what are now known as tax scam records ever since.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
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Pope took a series of pictures with her phone, her hands shaking, and hurried back around the house and into her apartment.Ian Frisch, Curbed, 9 Jan. 2025
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Wildfires raged across Southern California on Wednesday, leaving at least two people dead and prompting thousands of evacuations as blazes closed in on Los Angeles neighborhoods like the Pacific Palisades and residents hurried to escape.Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Our Beau excitedly trots to my daughter's room daily looking for his sister and has for two years.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Once the rear door opened, dozens of cattle trotted down the wooden shoot, leaving behind a few stragglers in need of extra encouragement.Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2024
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Gonzalez Urrutia was leaving for Panama on Tuesday, and was planning to fly to the Dominican Republic on Thursday.Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Mash, a Russian Telegram channel thought to have links to Russian law enforcement, published footage purportedly showing a drone flying toward Engels overnight, which could not be independently verified.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Graphic by Sohail Al-Jamea & David Newcomb The bicycle lane on Stockton Boulevard is barely two feet wide in most places, leaving cyclists a few inches from speeding traffic.Ryan Lillis, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
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Once inaugurated, President Trump can speed things along by gathering the remnants of America’s sleepy and fragmented maritime bureaucracy under the umbrella of an empowered and dynamic maritime leader—in a new Cabinet-level post or a high-level Directorship at the National Security Council.Craig Hooper, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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If possible, avoid traveling to Dubrovnik in July and August.Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2025
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Entire ecosystems hitched a ride, with marine species traveling thousands of miles to the shores of North America.Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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After scenes of the infected slamming against a barrier and people rushing to grab rifles flash across the scene, the teaser ends with Ellie also walking down a similar hallway with her gun pointed ahead.Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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The same business leaders rushing to adopt AI sales tools might invest in systems to protect their inboxes from similar solicitations.Nathan Pettijohn, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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This year's fires, driven by dry conditions and strong winds, have threatened high-value properties, forced evacuations, and underscored the risks of climate change and urban development in fire-prone areas.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Banana and Nut Butter In addition to tryptophan, the sugar in ripe bananas may help release insulin, driving larger amino acids into muscle tissue.Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Scoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoot. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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