scarpers

present tense third-person singular of scarper, British

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Verb
  • The suspect departs from the hostel, police say, possibly by bike.
    Rachel Dobkin, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The full Interconnect Tour departs from Deer Valley Resort in Park City, leading skiers on a traverse along the Wasatch Mountain range with visits to Park City Mountain Resort, Solitude, Brighton, Alta, and Snowbird.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Talent velocity is the movement of talent through hiring, promotions, lateral moves and exits within an organization or area.
    Tonushree Mondal, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • France’s President Emmanuel Macron exits a polling booth, adorned with curtains displaying the colors of the flag of France, to vote in the second round of France’s legislative election at a polling station in Le Touquet, northern France on July 7, 2024.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • When Sandy goes missing, the line between reality and game blurs and Conor must venture into the strange world of OBEX to bring her home.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Facing the ethical dilemma of working in a system defined by propaganda and violence, a brave teacher goes undercover to film what’s really happening in his own school.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Syrians take to the streets in jubilation as Bashar al Assad reportedly flees.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The shooter take a few steps toward Thompson, now on the ground, pauses, then flees across the street.
    Christopher Cann, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Check for leaks in your windows and doors to make sure no heat escapes.
    Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Targeted by an obsessive attacker, Shams escapes to the capital city and lives in the shadows, shunned by true love and rejected by society’s rigid norms and expectations.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Scarpers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarpers. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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