scats

present tense third-person singular of scat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scats
Verb
  • McGill’s superbly nuanced calls, runs, and trills elicited commentary from a second audience, perched in the trees above—a colloquium of finches, towhees, titmice, kingbirds, juncos, and Eurasian collared doves.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Musselwhite punctuated the music with his harmonica trills and moans while his right knee bounced in time with the rhythms.
    Kevin McKeough, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • The problem arises when anger becomes a fixation and gets out of control.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • Video shows Rocky did eventually return to his own yard, and a child holding a blanket can be seen chasing the dog before a woman gets out of a black SUV parked in the road.
    Katie Houlis, CBS News, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • Richard Marx croons his way onto Billboard’s jazz charts for the first time in a career as a lead recording artist that dates back almost 40 years.
    Gary Trust, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Murray — beloved for iconic roles in Groundhog Day, Ghostbusters, Caddyshack and other films — croons spirited renditions of timeless songs, from Bob Dylan to the Kinks to Tommy Tutone.
    Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The highest technology will not be the one that escapes nature but the one that learns how to participate in its deepest creative computation.
    Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • On clear, dry nights — like those across much of the interior West — that heat escapes very efficiently into space.
    Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • This deck area positively hums with IG brunch-scene potential.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026
  • To prevent its data centers from overheating, SpaceX plans to adopt liquid cooling, but not the kind that hums inside your desktop PC.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Overwhelmed, Linda takes after Caroline and absconds to the beach.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
  • But the couple have yet to conceive an heir, so when Jerome absconds and his dashing friend Manfred (Galitzine) arrives with dastardly intentions, Hero (Corrin), Cherry’s wily and loyal maid, is forced to concoct a plan to distract Manfred by telling captivating stories about rebellious women.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Mike Schmidt belts the 535th home run of his career during 1st inning off Padres starting pitcher Andy Hawkins, moving Schmidt past Jimmie Foxx into sole possession of 8th place on the all-time home run list.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
  • In the defining scene of Sinners, Sammie belts the tune at a juke joint as a brief history of Black music unfurls around him.
    Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • This clears out a large garage floor for storing all kinds of gear and cargo.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 July 2026
  • During sleep, adenosine levels drop as the brain restores its energy balance and clears out metabolic byproducts.
    Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
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“Scats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scats. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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