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
The successor to the Congress that just scooted out of town after approving yet another signature stopgap spending extension must acknowledge the urgent need for sweeping eliminations of federal departments and agencies as a prerequisite for meaningful spending and regulatory reductions.
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
And those recreational boards have come a long way since kids in the 1940s attached roller skate wheels to wooden planks or boxes to scoot around town.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 23 Sep. 2024
Within two minutes of sitting down, two Secret Service agents came over, put down this blanket, and started telling people to scoot over.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
On the third-down play in question, Palmer caught a short pass from Herbert and scooted forward while on the ground.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
And those recreational boards have come a long way since kids in the 1940s attached roller skate wheels to wooden planks or boxes to scoot around town.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 23 Sep. 2024
Within two minutes of sitting down, two Secret Service agents came over, put down this blanket, and started telling people to scoot over.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
On the third-down play in question, Palmer caught a short pass from Herbert and scooted forward while on the ground.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoot
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The animal then seems to sniff something before turning its body to scurry away.Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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These hubs were beacons of hope while corporate landowners scurried for cover and FEMA's aid trickled in too slowly.Kaniela Ing, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024
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Student loan forgiveness The Education Department has been hurrying to finalize a new federal rule that would cancel student loans for people who face financial hardship.Fatima Hussein, Matthew Daly, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2024
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Once his roughly 30-minute speech at the Institute for the Preservation of African American Music and Arts ended, supporters hurried to the front of the room to take selfies with Clinton, who has remained a popular figure even two decades after his presidency ended.Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 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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And Americans who have flown private before are three times more likely to trust private pilots over commercial ones.Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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In December, the developers flew Smith, Owens and an unidentified witness to Florida on a private jet for a meeting on a yacht.Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Keep them away from any fruits and vegetables that naturally emit ethylene, a gas that speeds up ripening of anything in their orbit.Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
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Formula 1 is speeding back to Las Vegas this weekend, and prolific Dutchman Max Verstappen—who holds a 62-point lead over Lando Norris—could wrap up his fourth straight championship.Nasha Smith, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Police said the man was crossing Rose Street and was struck by a vehicle driven by a 79-year-old Berkeley woman woman that was traveling eastbound on Rose Street.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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All trucks that travel California roads must be fully transitioned to clean technology by 2045.Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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Among the victims rushed to hospital, many had eye injuries, missing fingers or gaping holes in their abdomens, Reuters witnesses saw, indicating their proximity to the devices at the time of detonation.Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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As anticipated, some waits appeared throughout the day, particularly as voters rushed to cast ballots in the hours before polls closed.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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The tutorials focus on introducing the concepts of using code to drive electronic devices.Bob Beacham, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2024
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Of course, five minutes in the attic on a summer day, or one accidental brush against the insulation, quickly drives home the reality that the attic is just an attic.Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Scoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoot. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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