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scout

[skout] / skaʊt /
NOUN
person who is searching, investigating
Synonyms
STRONGEST
detective recruiter
STRONG
advance adventurer escort explorer guard lookout outpost outrider patrol picket pioneer precursor runner sleuth spotter spy vanguard
WEAK
bird dog reconnoiterer
Antonyms
WEAK
target
VERB
investigate, check out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
examine explore inspect
STRONG
case ferret hunt observe probe reconnoiter search seek spot spy survey watch
WEAK
have a look-see look for run reconnaissance rustle up set eyes on stake out take in track down
Antonyms
STRONG
find ignore neglect overlook
WEAK
shun

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Once Chester realized that this mysterious D-III flamethrower was, in fact, real, he reached out to Ed Santa, a longtime Colorado Rockies scout who covered Western Pennsylvania.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

At 15, a River Plate scout named Juanjo Borrelli needed only one training session to decide that this kid from a tiny Cordoban town had to come to Buenos Aires.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

They are aided by a cottage industry that helps scout for promising and lucrative targets for research.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

The BBC understands as recently as February it was still set to go ahead, until scout leaders found the money was missing.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Leah in her earnest way helped him scout around for a project, but alas he found nothing worth pounding at, anywhere.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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