scatted

Definition of scattednext
past tense of scat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scatted
Verb
  • That season’s squad, which had gone to the NIT three straight years, escaped the non-conference schedule with a record of 9-2.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The rescue came about after Jordan Turpin — who was 17 at the time — escaped from the home and told authorities about their captivity and abuse.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The 20-year-old crooned the melancholic record backed solely by a solemn piano melody.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2026
  • On a cool December evening as raindrops polka-dotted the pavement, longtime street performer Onunze Ubaka, 72, crooned Motown classics to a virtually empty corner off the usually busy Jackson Square in the French Quarter.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The nondescript industrial buildings once hummed away largely behind the scenes, powering the various facets of our online lives.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The laser-cutting machine hummed with life.
    Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 18 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Rohan was first, for Rohan Shivakumar, the Yale student who first analyzed it, and Gondor was next, because, well — the beacons were lit!
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The image that usually beckons of a vintage store is one that is fusty, cramped and dimly lit, filled with garments organized without design or backstory.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • My mother trilled vapidly over these mundane facts.
    Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • His brooding blue eyes are being absconded with by a Sri Lankan eBay user.
    Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Otherwise, a relationship with an AI will not be until death do us part — but until the developer has absconded with your personal information and deleted your spouse.
    Lori Andrews, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The tawny owl’s dark release of song quavered from the pine wood.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Montanez allegedly got out of a vehicle and entered the one containing fentanyl before directing the driver to a service plaza on Route 15.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
  • When news of this got out, the press went wild.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Scatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scatted. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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