Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scotched
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Valencia’s girls basketball team defeated Windward 59-46 on Saturday night in the CIF-SS Division 1 semifinals at Valencia High.—
Tony Gleason,
Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026 -
In a showdown between defensive ends, Shea defeated Moss, a Western Illinois football recruit, by an 8-4 decision to become the state champion.—
Bobby Narang,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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Tipped over at intersections, crushed by snowplows in parking lots, waiting alone at bus stops.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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Iranians across the country are still reeling with shock, grief and fear after the earlier protests were crushed by the deadliest crackdown ever seen under the rule of 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Two days ago, the Avalanche routed Ottawa 8-2 in Ball Arena.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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The agency's 10-year reorganization plan includes an overhaul of its regional transportation system, reducing the number of USPS vehicle trips for transporting mail from post offices to processing plants, where mail is postmarked, sorted and routed.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Patriots leaned on Los Angeles offensively and thrashed them on defense, circling Justin Herbert in the first half before swarming him for four sacks in the second.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Giants followed that up by getting thrashed by the Eagles in Philadelphia this past Sunday.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Damon Rutherford, of the plucky Pioneers, has trounced the Haymakers and entered the record books.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson had just trounced Michael Dukakis in the Michigan presidential primary — despite polls predicting Dukakis would win easily.—
Suzy Khimm,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Los Angeles Fire Department and Mayor Bass have been criticized for their response during and after the Palisades Fire, which burned more than 23,000 acres, killed 12 people and destroyed thousands of structures.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Accessibility Unfortunately the rooms that met ADA requirements were located on the part of the property that was destroyed during the fires.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
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The stock was clobbered on Monday after a report from Citrini Research outlined a scenario in which AI could negatively affect American Express.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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Some areas in Delaware County clobbered by the snow bounced back rather quickly.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Kim clan conquered real demons long ago.—
Margaret Heidenry,
Vanity Fair,
24 Feb. 2026
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Within just two million years of the Great Dying, these animals had already conquered diverse global niches — showing how quickly life rebounded and radiated following the planet’s most severe mass extinction.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Scotched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scotched. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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