as in blow
a sudden brief rush of wind
a cold scud sent leaves skittering down from the trees
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Recent Examples of scud
Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 13 July 2023
Pink scud clouds over the bridges, Vauxhall, Lambeth, Battersea, spider-work.
—Cynthia Zarin, The New York Review of Books, 29 June 2023
Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The ship’s days could be relatively routine for long stretches, but extreme vigilance was required while watching the distant horizon where the sky met the sea under the low, gray, scudding clouds.
—James G. Stavridis, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2020
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Noun
Like many tailwaters, spring creeks hold bug-sized crustaceans like scuds and sow bugs, essentially freshwater shrimp that are easily imitated with simple patterns on a natural drift.
—Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 13 July 2023
Pink scud clouds over the bridges, Vauxhall, Lambeth, Battersea, spider-work.
—Cynthia Zarin, The New York Review of Books, 29 June 2023
Verb
Thick gray clouds scudded overhead, dumping flakes and dusting everything with a fresh coat of powder.
—Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The ship’s days could be relatively routine for long stretches, but extreme vigilance was required while watching the distant horizon where the sky met the sea under the low, gray, scudding clouds.
—James G. Stavridis, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scud
Noun
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The library now needs to build out the new Canadian entrance to code — a blow to a not-for-profit organization that has existed on a limited endowment since 1908.—
Cara Tabachnick,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2025
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New York City's drinking water could eventually absorb a blow if reservoirs supplying a portion of it become vacated due to rising salinity, according to a new report.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The vets were left facing foreclosure after the VA scuttled a key part of a pandemic-era mortgage relief program.—
Quil Lawrence,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2025
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The agency also sued to block Meta’s acquisition of virtual reality company Within, though a California district court scuttled the FTC’s efforts.—
Ari Levy,Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2025
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The strong gusts are expected to continue into early Thursday.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
19 Mar. 2025
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Some of those tornadoes could be powerful, and EF5 tornadoes that can drive gusts of more than 200 mph can't be ruled out, forecasters said.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The sound of gunfire at the end of the game sent people scurrying for safety.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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The idea for Ads for Rats began in the summer of 2024, when a few of the group's members were visiting New York City and saw a rat scurry into the hole of a tree.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
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Pairing it with the console was a breeze, but connectivity to a PC proved a real sticking point.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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The stainless steel exterior keeps beverages cold for a whopping 24 hours, and a convenient carrying loop makes toting this bottle through the airport a breeze while also keeping it easily accessible.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The frenzy of amethyst flowers usually erupts at the Lake Balaton plantation in July, give or take a month, and it is accompanied by hundreds of darting butterflies.—
Ashlea Halpern,
AFAR Media,
6 Mar. 2025
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By comparison, three of his four assists for Ljungberg came centrally as the Sweden winger would make darting out-to-in support runs.—
Art de Roché,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But after a monstrous tornado ripped through the Illinois town of Murphysboro on March 18, 1925, Othella saw nothing but flattened wasteland.—
John O’Connor,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2025
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In the moments before a tornado destroyed her family's Arkansas home, Misty Drope noticed the silence.—
Ginger Zee,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Trent Alexander-Arnold’s lofted pass sent Salah scampering away down the right.—
James Pearce,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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On 3rd-and-short, Allen whipped a screen to Dalton Kincaid, who scampered forward for what appeared to be a first down.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Scud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scud. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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