as in scurrying
to proceed or move quickly
mice scuttling across the barn floor to escape the cats
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The Moose Mountain Falls indoor water park is a big draw, with a constant temperature of 86 degrees perfect for zipping down waterslides and floating on the lazy river.—
Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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But in the six years since the probe has been zipping through outer space and flying by the Sun?—
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By forcing his posts to the top of feeds, elevating like-minded voices, and driving critics off the platform, Musk revealed the raw power of ownership.—
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So what’s driving the need for these changes?—
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By jumping to agentic, Amazon can make home assistants that are capable and conversational like ChatGPT but also have a framework for communicating and controlling external services, as Alexa and Siri can.—
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On Sunday, McIlroy blew up for a double bogey on the first hole before jumping out to a massive lead.—
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Street performers and buzzing crowds returned to Bourbon Street on Thursday after police reopened it hours before the Sugar Bowl, which was delayed a day and was expected to draw 70,000 fans to the nearby Superdome.—
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From patient inquiries to administrative notifications, your inbox is probably constantly buzzing.—
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The move ends, or brings to the next phase, one of the longest-running and most public marital breakdowns in modern Hollywood history.—
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There were also rumors about dysfunction running toward the organization, leading to the firing of Brown.—
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“Scuttling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scuttling. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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