scamped

past tense of scamp

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scamped
Verb
  • Activist investor Sardar Biglari started his eighth proxy fight against Cracker Barrel, seizing on the chain’s earnings miss, stock slide, and botched $700 million rebrand to argue that CEO Julie Masino and the board have destroyed shareholder value.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
  • And the Ravens completely botched a late second-quarter sequence that resulted in the Bills making a late field goal.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • McCarthy looked lost and fumbled the ball three times under pressure.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Seconds thereafter, the Clippers fumbled the ball away once again, setting up Gloucester with another short field.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kicker Brady Denaburg missed a potentially game-tying, 51-yard field goal, and then U returner Koi Perich muffed bouncing punt in the shadow of the goalposts.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Tommy Maher muffed one punt deep in his own territory and fumbled at the end of a long return on another.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Pratt’s Office of Student Protections alleged Thuet mishandled that case.
    Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The case alleges Wilder mishandled Portalatin’s custody case in a Tarrant County family court.
    Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Scamped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scamped. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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