as in guys
a member of the human race
you're a good scout
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as in ridicules
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
the actor's attempt to rationalize his racist comments were roundly scouted by the media
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Recent Examples of scouts
Ben Watanabe, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Trier and his location scouts searched for the right house for nearly a year.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Speaking of shooting, wing Paul McNeil has highly impressed scouts with his ability to knock down shots from the perimeter and could end up finding himself in the draft conversation as a big-time scorer.
—Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
During those 18 years there have been coaches, executives, scouts and players held over.
—Omar Kelly
october 31, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Per Variety, location scouts are checking out Le Lutetia and the Ritz in Paris.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
On an unassuming suburban baseball field in 2009, two promising teenagers wielded their bats for a small collection of scouts.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for scouts
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The Hoosiers are the bad guys, the bullies come to take your pride and your lunch money, albeit politely.—
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Wouldn’t be surprised if a few cheerleaders and equipment guys are looking to leave, too.—
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Back in their teenage years, Lexi’s older sister Andrea is depicted as a mean girl who ridicules Catherine mercilessly.—
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Then there’s the loud kind, where the audience openly ridicules you.—
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Two men — identified as Paul Markoff, 38, of North Bend, and Erik Henne, 43, of Snoqualmie Pass —were killed in the avalanche.—
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In fact, seven of the top 10 most-listened to podcasts—with collective audiences numbering in the tens of millions—are hosted by men.—
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Chelsea Handler honors Rob Reiner, mocks DiCaprio's 'Titanic' vacationNeed a news break?—
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There, Callahan mocks him, saying that killing him won't assuage Mike of his guilt.—
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Episode 3 ended with Ron, Eric Nam, Kristen Kish, and Caroline Stanbury all tied to trees and hilariously pleading for their lives while the Traitors and a masked executioner all just kind of stood there awkwardly.—
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What happened next was the drive of Beck’s and the Hurricanes’ lives.—
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However, Chuba Hubbard’s calf injury in the second quarter of the season opened things up for Dowdle to emerge.—
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Jeff Klaiber took those things and molded Lehman into an Olympian, at times pushing boundaries and pushing Lehman to the brink.—
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But no creatures are as synonymous with the Everglades as the alligators and crocodiles.—
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What differs from living creatures is how the gelatin can heal.—
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And when unlawful acts are committed, hold individuals accountable.—
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To date, more than 30 individuals have been prosecuted and convicted.—
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“Scouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scouts. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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