SCOUTING Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

scouting

verb

Definition of scouting

present participle of scout

as in ridiculing

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 scouting The veteran buyer and merchandising chief, who joined retail giant Boyner last year to develop the Communité concept after a long career at Beyman, was weaned on luxury but had a field day scouting new brands, about 60 percent of them new to Turkey. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026 Conor Hogan, a smokejumper and Forstag’s best friend, took the summer off to work on the campaign, helping organize events and scouting a tree for Forstag to cut down, for a political ad. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Garza and the Yankees plan to continue scouting the right-hander, who was recently clocked at 97 mph during Summer Koshien, Japan’s annual high-stakes high school baseball tournament. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026 Years later, while O’Brien was developing Rocky Horror, the two ran into each other outside a London gym where O’Brien had been scouting muscular men for the show. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 Marlins reportedly make cuts to scouting department The Marlins reportedly are making significant cuts to their professional scouting department. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 But our scouting team of editors observed that this year, hospitality pros are not phoning it in at lunch, happy hour, or even that late-afternoon slump. — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026 Colorful glass lamps from Turkey These were purchased at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul—a city Field has visited numerous times and enjoys for its cosmopolitanism—while scouting for Sex and the City II. — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026 Leeds compiled scouting reports on Muharemovic for a full season and made their interest in the player clear in March. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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The blogger has been on a years-long apology tour after relentlessly ridiculing celebrities in the 2000s.

— Ethan Beck, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2026
Trump hailed Bray’s announcement in a Truth Social post ridiculing the Indiana Senate leader.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026