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sculling

verb

present participle of scull

as in rowing

to move a boat by means of oars a couple sculled past in a racing shell

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Yes, the automaker’s famed dual-clutch PDK remains the way to go if pure speed is what a driver craves, but those who feel that rowing through the gears adds to the experience can now choose to upgrade the model with the MT package.

— Bryan Campbell, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026
The basic premise—people rowing together to a rhythm—does have a historical precedent.

— Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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Michael Aiden Vargas, 18, of Crestview was kayaking in the Blackwater River when he was struck by lightning and fell from his kayak around noon on May 31, WKRG, Wiregrass Daily News and Fox 10 TV reported, citing the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
Like going to Tahoe and kayaking in the two person kayak is like, that's like part of it.

— Outside Online, Outside Online, 30 July 2025

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In videos shared by Fox News, the aircraft can be seen plunging into the ocean before Tenkley began paddling to shore with the help of a lifeguard on duty.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026
The Ecology Center Picture a teenage surfer paddling out through a slick of plastic and debris on a Southern California beach, trash bag in one hand.

— Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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