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Recent Examples of scotch
Arthur and Michael had made plans to escape Dublin for London, but Arthur’s father’s will has scotched those plans.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
For beginners the classic Speyside style is part of an introduction to scotch.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But Buffett died later that year, scotching those plans.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 6 July 2025
The avoidable editorial error collided with Channel 4 broadcasting Gaza: Doctors Under Attack, a documentary that the BBC formally scotched just days earlier amid a rancorous dispute over the impartiality of the filmmakers involved in telling the stories of warzone medics.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 July 2025
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
For beginners the classic Speyside style is part of an introduction to scotch.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But Buffett died later that year, scotching those plans.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 6 July 2025
The avoidable editorial error collided with Channel 4 broadcasting Gaza: Doctors Under Attack, a documentary that the BBC formally scotched just days earlier amid a rancorous dispute over the impartiality of the filmmakers involved in telling the stories of warzone medics.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scotch
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The beaters also creamed the butter and sugar faster than any other mixer, producing a perfectly light and fluffy texture.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 Mar. 2026
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Let the butter come to room temperature, and start creaming it in a mixer.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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Rincan won his first four matches, besting Jayden Espinoza of Arizona, Marquavious Lane of Georgia, Robby Newton of Rhode Island and Jared Goodwon of Virginia.—
Barry Scanlon,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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There’s no perfect style of pizza that bests the rest.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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The young girl is reading at a 12th-grade level and mastering math concepts such as fractions, decimals and even exponents.—
Jasmine Viel,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The duality applies to the whole team, which has seemingly mastered compartmentalizing its fun side and its serious side, tapping into one personality or the other on command.—
Haley Sawyer,
Daily News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The department shared photos of Ziggy, still wearing a bandage on his left hind leg, jumping up and licking Spring's face during a recent visit.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Seals off The San Diego Seals (6-8) are off this weekend and licking their wounds following a crushing 9-8 home loss to Buffalo on Saturday.—
Ivan Carter,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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For 10 minutes, Boyd took in the scene as the flags whipped above the center-field scoreboard, Cubs infielders took grounders and stadium workers finished final preparations before 39,712 fans streamed into the ballpark.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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This pizza has soppressata, whipped ricotta and drizzles of hot honey.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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Argyle defeated Abilene Wylie 2-0 on Friday.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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And the Marlins would defeat one of the worst teams in the history of baseball, the Colorado Rockies, 2-1.—
Greg Cote
Updated March 27,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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In 2018, seventeen-year-old landscaper Alex Childress was rushed to the hospital with third-degree burns on his face after unknowingly trimming giant hogweed.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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As the Labubu frenzy fades, HSBC last month trimmed its revenue growth forecast for Pop Mart this year from around 30% to under 24%, and expects a 11% to 13% cut in 2026-2027 earnings.—
Elaine Yu,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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After crushing Ukraine’s power grid during one of the worst winters in recent memory, Russian drone and missile barrages of civilian areas have continued unabated.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Stir together flour, cornstarch, black pepper, salt, paprika, garlic powder, and crushed red pepper in a separate shallow bowl.—
Gretchen McKay,
Twin Cities,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Scotch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scotch. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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