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
Try using a step-around prompt that will scoot past the fallback, see my coverage at the link here.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Cal then slowly scooted himself right next to Daisy and slapped a big brotherly kiss on her head.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Photos from the fire department show two volunteers in bright yellow full-body suits and red helmets scooting themselves and the canoe across the ice to reach the dog.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
For the week, five of the Magnificent 7 scooted higher with market favorite Nvidia and Elon Musk’s Tesla each lower by more than -2% for the week.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Cal then slowly scooted himself right next to Daisy and slapped a big brotherly kiss on her head.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Photos from the fire department show two volunteers in bright yellow full-body suits and red helmets scooting themselves and the canoe across the ice to reach the dog.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
For the week, five of the Magnificent 7 scooted higher with market favorite Nvidia and Elon Musk’s Tesla each lower by more than -2% for the week.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoot
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Rats scurry across the halls, smuggled in inadvertently between the folds of a homeless man’s clothes.—
Inkoo Kang,
The New Yorker,
8 Feb. 2025
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Runner, sprinter, bolter, scarper, scurrying 'fighter'.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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These deals won't be around forever, so hurry up and add these to your cart!—
Gabriela Vatu,
PCMAG,
7 Feb. 2025
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As the fire roared down a hillside toward their Altadena home, Vanessa Prata and her parents hurried to pack their car.—
Gene Johnson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
12 Jan. 2025
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From Dua Lipa to Hailey Bieber, Martin Margiela’s divisive, toe-splitting silhouette trotted into the mainstream consciousness.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
17 Jan. 2025
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Even though McConaughey and his family have deeply planted their roots in Texas, that’s not going to stop him from trotting the globe.—
Gil Macias,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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Listen to this article A New Jersey man flying from Miami to Newark has been arrested for threatening flight attendants with violence, harassing other passengers and yelling racist slurs while banging on the cockpit door and demanding to see the pilot, federal prosecutors announced Monday.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Next, families fly to Cottar’s Bush Villa in the Maasai Mara’s Borana Wildlife Conservancy, where everyone can gather Circle of Life–style for sundowners at the inspiration for Lion King’s Pride Rock.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
AFAR Media,
11 Feb. 2025
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Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed an executive order urging state officials to speed up implementation.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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Here's more to bring you up to speed the 113th Tennessee General Assembly.—
Duane W. Gang,
The Tennessean,
10 Feb. 2025
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That includes parents who want some time to themselves or guests traveling without kids.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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The power-sapping safety measure was first installed after Bobby Allison’s car, traveling at 210 mph, went airborne and tore through the catchfence at Talladega Superspeedway in 1987.—
Mark Long,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Barkley rushed for more than 2,500 yards in the regular season and postseason combined, an NFL record.—
Chadd Cripe,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Eagles rushed for a franchise-record 3,048 yards, with Barkley gaining 2,005 of that before adding an additional 499 yards in four playoff games.—
Brett Martel,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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In a nine-year major league career with Boston and Chicago, Moncada hit 93 home runs, drove in 339 runs, and slashed .254/.331/.424.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Welter got the scoring started with a three-run triple in the second inning and a home run in the fourth inning that drove in two more runs.—
Todd Abeln,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Scoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoot. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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