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scouts 1 of 2

noun

plural of scout

as in guys

a member of the human race you're a good scout

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scouts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of scout

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

Noun

To start, scouts' eyes will be on the USC backfield, where quarterback Jayden Maiava and Jordan will be under close watch. — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 At LaGrange High School, Stenson emerged as a standout baseball player and attracted the attention of Major League scouts. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026 Approximately 30 people are involved in the process, including scouts, analysts, biomechanics experts and club executives. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 Slaughter played left guard during the Senior Bowl game and practices in front of NFL scouts. — Elliott Teaford, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026 The Phils reportedly have dispatched scouts to assess the 27-year-old ahead of his anticipated posting from Nippon Professional Baseball. — Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 The sidelines of the national tournament would be flooded with college scouts from all corners of the country. — Molly Hensley-Clancy, ProPublica, 20 Aug. 2026 At 6-foot-3 and 225 pounds, Kennedy possesses elite arm strength and accuracy, and those abilities have college scouts enamored with his potential. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026 One of them was Tyson, who hit the prospect radar for NFL scouts with a breakout 1,101-yard performance in 2024. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Verb

Chipotle’s chief operating officer, Jason Kidd, scouts the next cohort of leaders by breaking bread with his staffers. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scouts

Noun

Even guys like Hagen, who are fresh up here giving different perspectives.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Oviedo’s Camari Solomon takes the pitch from Sebastian Galeano, makes several guys miss and takes off for the 80 yard touchdown run.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of guys

Verb

Though Claudius ridicules Hamlet for his emotional vulnerability, his grief drives him to avenge his father and emerge as a hero.

— Jeanette Tran, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Back in their teenage years, Lexi’s older sister Andrea is depicted as a mean girl who ridicules Catherine mercilessly.

— Sam Reed, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2026

Definition of ridicules

Noun

Two men accused of armed robberies during Facebook Marketplace transactions were arrested in Fort Worth, police said.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
In 1995, Mladic’s troops slaughtered more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica — the only post-World War II case of genocide in Europe.

— Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of men

Verb

Trump routinely mocks Newsom and refers to the governor using a derogatory nickname, while Newsom taunts the president with frequent social media posts.

— Darlene Superville, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
By and large, the General Assembly mocks his policy proposals and ignores his leadership.

— Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026

Definition of mocks

Noun

Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.

— Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Definition of people

Noun

Anedda’s way of capturing different moments from different linguistic or interpretive points of view allows the everyday elements of our lives to find space in poetry, democratically.

— Wallis Wilde-Menozzi, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
During their reign in Hollywood’s Golden Age, their lives and cinematic work played out ideals about femininity and its expectations in American culture writ large.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026