SCOUTED (UP) Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

scouted (up)

verb

past tense of scout (up)

as in found

to come upon after searching, study, or effort I think I've scouted up a way for us to manage this

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Fabscrap was founded in 2016 by New York City Department of Sanitation employee Jessica Schreiber.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
King Promise founded Rent Paid to fundraise for local community charities, including the Nungua Orphanage, which provides support to those under 16 in the area.

— Sophie Williams, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026

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Brower and Simone learned that pigeons were a common source of food for people thousands of years ago and used the sun, and probably the earth's magnetic field, for navigation.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
More than anything, Brooks’ approach confirmed what Rodriguez has already learned.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026

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Nothing to worry about, though, as the hotel is located in a neighborhood packed with restaurants and bars of all sorts.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
It is located near the town of Doğubayazıt, just a few miles from the Iranian border.

— Eric Vanden Eykel, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026

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The remains, discovered at a Greek border area 60 years ago, were flown to the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, aboard a military aircraft that was escorted by Bulgarian air force fighter jets from the country's border with Greece.

— COSTAS KANTOURIS, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Kim’s laboratory previously discovered that molten bismuth can act like a chemical sponge, cleanly capturing rare-earth elements out of liquid salts.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

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