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Recent Examples of scram
Zoom in: Privacy and security are big: The house has a private gate and parking so no one has to use the main door, security offices for guests' staff and a bedroom with a secret exit should important visitors need to scram.
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Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
As of now, one man sits on a small dock off each island, telling onlookers to scram.
—Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2019
When Fleck makes a young boy on the bus laugh with his goofy faces, he’s immediately met with a threat from the boy’s mother to cut it out and scram.
—David Betancourt, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2019
In three seasons with the Pacers (before Donnie Walsh ditched him after Indiana brought back Larry Bird) and two more with the Knicks (before Walsh, again, told him to scram), Thomas has a 187-223 record (.456).
—Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2018
Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
As of now, one man sits on a small dock off each island, telling onlookers to scram.
—Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2019
When Fleck makes a young boy on the bus laugh with his goofy faces, he’s immediately met with a threat from the boy’s mother to cut it out and scram.
—David Betancourt, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2019
In three seasons with the Pacers (before Donnie Walsh ditched him after Indiana brought back Larry Bird) and two more with the Knicks (before Walsh, again, told him to scram), Thomas has a 187-223 record (.456).
—Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scram
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The 48 men were arrested by Thai authorities 11 years ago after crossing the border to Thailand in an attempt to escape persecution in China and had been kept in detention and legal limbo ever since.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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But in 2023 she and her associate Jodi Hildebrandt were arrested for child abuse after one of Franke’s sons escaped from Hildebrandt’s home in Utah.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
27 Feb. 2025
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When the victim got out to take a photo of the driver, Angstadt became enraged, hit the gas pedal and sped toward him, police said.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Avoiding Setbacks Due to Stubbornness and Lack of Perspective Many founders squander growth potential through an unwillingness to get out of their own way.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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Mia Yim interfered after with a kendo stick, and even after Piper absconded the stick, Yim got the better of Niven.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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What better place to abscond to than your grandparents’ bougie house, a place where the mere mention of your mother’s name elicits automatic rage?—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
11 Nov. 2024
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Many attendees then decamped to the Faena, including Mnuchin and Dina Powell McCormick, the former Trump official who is now vice chair of the investment firm BDT & MSD.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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That could force an uptick in labor costs as restaurant owners rush to make up the difference, but meanwhile, some workers are decamping to greener pastures in search of more money.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
The Tennessean,
18 Feb. 2025
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The couple eloped to Las Vegas and married on May 1, 1996.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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Ahead of the baby's arrival, the two eloped at the Intercontinental Miracle Mile in Chicago on Wednesday, Dec. 22.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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The thief made off with five boxes, each of which typically holds a month’s supply and costs 700 to 1,100 Brazilian reais, or about $120 to $190, while the average monthly income is about $300.—
Flávia Milhorance,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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Catherine frequently made off with garments that did not belong to her, stealing coats, dresses, and hats from friends and merchants.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Taylor Tomlinson will host After Midnight, the show that is replacing The Late Late Show now that James Corden has scarpered off to old Blighty.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
1 Nov. 2023
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Idrissa Gueye has scarpered, but that void was instantly filled by Mainz midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin - while Moise Kean, goodness knows how, has signed from Juventus to sharpen things up front.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
5 Aug. 2019
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No studio would finance the feature, about a whorehouse exhibitionist who lams it after being framed for murder — so director Melvin Van Peebles financed it himself with a boost from Bill Cosby, who gave him a $50,000 loan.—
Andrew Lawrence,
Peoplemag,
17 Feb. 2024
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One of those classic films that’s as good as its reputation (and maybe even better), Billy Wilder’s high-spirited comedy stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon as jazz musicians who have to lam it after witnessing a mob crime.—
Keith Phipps,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2023
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“Scram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scram. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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