plural scad also scads
: any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
: a large number or quantity
—usually used in plural
scads of money
Examples of scad in a Sentence
Noun (2)
scads of people showed up for the party
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Leonard David, Space.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Each summer, scads of ships cruise Alaska’s coastal waterways, ranging from 12-person expedition-style sailings to megaships with passenger numbers into the thousands.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 18 Feb. 2025
In fact, there probably are scads of people who won’t mind shelling out a few more bucks, if only to see how many of their favorite survivors — well, continue to survive.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
One of its most memorable images is a shot of scads of Dalmatian puppies watching a black-and-white TV set, a nod to the times.
—Josh Spiegel, Vulture, 24 July 2024
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Noun
There are scads of other icy worlds residing in the Kuiper Belt, celestial leftovers from the formation of our solar system.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Each summer, scads of ships cruise Alaska’s coastal waterways, ranging from 12-person expedition-style sailings to megaships with passenger numbers into the thousands.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 18 Feb. 2025
In fact, there probably are scads of people who won’t mind shelling out a few more bucks, if only to see how many of their favorite survivors — well, continue to survive.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
One of its most memorable images is a shot of scads of Dalmatian puppies watching a black-and-white TV set, a nod to the times.
—Josh Spiegel, Vulture, 24 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for scad
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“Scad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scad. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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