scud
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The team looked at three types of freshwater animals -- two species of gammarid, or "scud," which is a small freshwater crustacean; one freshwater snail; and three aquatic insect species.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2023
The seaweed algae can tower hundreds of feet above the ocean floor, providing protection and nutrients for scud, sea otters, snails, rockfish, anemones, eels, crabs, jellyfish and other marine life.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2022
Fleecy white clouds scud across a bright blue sky, providing enough intermittent shade to keep temperatures tolerable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2020
The Patriot system thought the scud was far from the barracks and did not fire.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2019
It’s past midnight, and clouds scud over a nearly full moon.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
Tanguy Ndombele scudded one against the bar and Giacomo Raspadori had a couple of near things before, mercifully for the Scots, the assault dissipated.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2022
The ball scudded over the outstretched arms of American goalkeeper Zack Steffen and under the crossbar, sparking cheers from the sparse, happily stunned crowd.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2021
Gusts of dry leaves scudded across the parking lot.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2020
His 10th appearance at the World Cup yielded his 40th shot, none of which have provided reward, when his second-half free-kick scudded against the defensive wall.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 24, 2014
Then, just as he started to pull back onto the highway, six small black clouds scudded off the nearby foothills and proceeded to attack him with rain.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
It was quickly wiped out as Iran's push for a winner intensified, Mehdi Taremi scudding the bar, causing a visible gasp to emanate from the table below.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
In a nation known for its scudding clouds, frequent showers and temperate weather, the blazing heat was enough to hobble much of the country.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2022
In the quiet of evening, after competition has ended, the venue echoes with a scudding sound of practice throws and the heavy thunk of takeouts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
Schulz strains to describe the state of bereavement, whose scudding emotions are presented as curious novelties but will be familiar to anyone who’s been there.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2022
The moon was bright, but clouds scudding across it kept throwing them into darkness.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
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Beowulf
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"Ulysses" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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"Song of Myself," Vocabulary from the poem
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