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
Brian Stelter, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
At first glance, the mantis shrimp is an unassuming crustacean that spends its days scuttling along the seafloor.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
John Annese, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024
The crab scuttles from side to side, encouraging babies to get moving.
—Phoebe Sklansky, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
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Verb
The company has a $3.4 billion contract with the federal government to build a new spacecraft to scuttle astronauts to and from the moon’s surface.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
At first glance, the mantis shrimp is an unassuming crustacean that spends its days scuttling along the seafloor.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Noun
Three more inmates sitting at a nearby table scuttle away, while several more watch the attack from a distance.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024
The crab scuttles from side to side, encouraging babies to get moving.
—Phoebe Sklansky, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
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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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Speakers at a Trump rally in New York City last weekend caused a stir when a comedian made inappropriate jokes about Latinos and Puerto Rico.Amie Parnes, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
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The Trump era has even affected some of the dynamics at the high school where Joe teaches; particularly when Trump first ran, students brought Trump banners to school, causing a stir.Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024
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Standard protocol when a critically ill patient experiences a miscarriage is to stabilize her and, in most cases, hurry to the operating room for delivery, medical experts said.Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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Based on Philbrick's affidavit, Keough's lawyers hurried into court to prevent the sale of Graceland.Claire Pedersen, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh briefly left Sunday afternoon’s game against the Denver Broncos because of a flare up with atrial flutter, a type of heart arrhythmia that makes the heart beat irregularly fast.Sean Neumann, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
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Certain heart rhythm problems, such as atrial fibrillation (AFib) and atrial flutter, can lead to an enlarged heart.89 In atrial fibrillation, the heart’s upper chambers beat rapidly and irregularly.Anisha Shah, Health, 14 Sep. 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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As fall turns to winter and the holidays arrive, the hustle and bustle of the season’s cheer is upon us.Christina Shepherd McGuire, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2024
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Despite the hustle and bustle, or perhaps because of it, Marrakech offers a few more tranquil spaces, like the Jardin Majorelle and the Yves Saint Laurent Museum.Elle Benson Easton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 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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So that kind of scrambles the electoral map – math.ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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His 31-yard scramble on third-and-8 set up the Rebels’ first touchdown after halftime.Matt Jones, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Scuttle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scuttle. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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