as in scurried
to proceed or move quickly
mice scuttling across the barn floor to escape the cats
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Recent Examples of scuttled
Incredibly, the event has only been scuttled twice in 120 years — first in 1915, when foot-and-mouth disease raged in the livestock community, and then again in 2021, due to COVID-19 restrictions.
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John Wenzel, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Search for Likhter-4 vessel A primary focus of the expedition was the vessel Likhter-4, which was scuttled in 1988.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Otter Pup 1 was supposed to rendezvous with the space tug that deployed it into orbit, but that parent vehicle experienced an anomaly that scuttled that plan.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 15 Dec. 2025
With Spencer in foul trouble for most of the first quarter, the Warriors offense scuttled while the Cavs’ attack did just enough to scrape out an 18-12 lead after 12 minutes.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2025
That appeared to be what was happening when a push by the B’s third line was scuttled by the Devils again late in the period.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
The dismissal of the wire fraud count could have scuttled that case.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
Climate Central released a new version of the database yesterday, reproduced in full with new data collected since the project was scuttled.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
The moves scuttled negotiations for weeks before subsequent talks salvaged the fragile trade truce.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scuttled
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Tirado scurried to at least half a dozen bags before finding his and pulling out … pickle juice.—
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The voles scurried away when the little nightingale tried to sing, though not out of cruelty.—
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Rafiq thanked the shopkeeper and hurried out of the bazaar’s maze-like structure to find his car.—
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Caracas, Venezuela — The morning after US forces bombed Caracas, dragged President Nicolás Maduro out of bed, carted him over the Caribbean and installed him in a Brooklyn jail, many Venezuelans hurried to the grocery store.—
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The Toyota crashed, and the Charger sped away, according to court records.—
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His arm was pinned into the back window of a car as a suspect sped away, dragging him across the pavement for about 100 yards, according to court documents.—
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Schyler Dethorne raced 68-yards for a TD and Belton tallied scoring runs of six and 52-yards, as Alvarado held a 28-3 lead after the opening quarter.—
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Much of CoreWeave’s utility has come from offering readily available compute as those companies raced to scale up their own operations.—
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Officers rendered aid and rushed the three victims to the hospital.—
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But the best solution will be to wrap up the Chargers’ running backs on first contact, and contain Herbert, who’s rushed for a career-high 498 yards this year and will be a danger to scramble all game.—
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Muñoz-Guatemala then drove with the Taser hanging out of the car window, and was arrested about a mile away by local police officers.—
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The suspect drove around the area before surrendering to police in Atwater Village.—
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After initially laying motionless on the field surrounded by medical staff, Toure eventually trotted off the field under his own power.—
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The pup, named Eba, appeared immune to being rushed and trotted behind at the farthest extent of her leash, tongue lolling, black eyes squinting in the afternoon sun.—
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According to his website, he's been active for nearly 50 years and has traveled with his wife and their six children to 60 countries to spread his message.—
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The missile traveled at a speed of more than 8,000 miles per hour, according to the Western Command of Ukraine's Air Force.—
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“Scuttled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scuttled. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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