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as in to butcher
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrag
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The rest of the animal was butchered and the resulting cuts of meat distributed.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
16 May 2025 -
Some of the bustard remains show evidence of being butchered and cooked, with cut marks similar to those made on modern-day turkeys after Thanksgiving, researchers said in an April 16 news release from the Natural History Museum in London.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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Behind a vintage performance from Marquez and a power surge by Hunter Goodman, the Rockies throttled the Padres 9-3, snapping an eight-game losing streak.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
11 May 2025
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The coverage players accelerated toward the goal line before throttling down and sealing off the returner.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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During the trial, the jury saw footage from Graham's phone — which was later sent to Carruthers — of the tree being cut down, according to CBS.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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In the name of fixing the economy and jumpstarting home-soil industries, the President may raise consumer prices, while cutting down on accessible imports and agitating for a more nationalistic, even localized, culture.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
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Mets analyst Ron Darling didn't waste any time calling out Davis for his miscue.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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Don’t waste money splurging on something for a wedding rehearsal dinner that’ll only end up at the back of your closet, never to be seen again.—
Camille Freestone,
Glamour,
13 May 2025
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The woman told investigators that Washington had allegedly choked her after finding her ex-boyfriend’s phone number in her cell phone contacts, the report said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2025
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Remove any small objects that could be choking hazards.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2025
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That team finished 7-9. 2002 Dallas Cowboys: Chad Hutchinson, Quincy Carter.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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The boat finished its days hauling rice in southern Louisiana.—
Ray Hanley,
Arkansas Online,
12 May 2025
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That means the Senate's only practical effect is adding another point at which oligarch lobbyists can garrote popular policy.—
Ryan Cooper,
The Week,
29 Oct. 2021
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Tony, unhindered by any sense of moral anguish, garrotes the man in broad daylight with a length of cable.—
Adam Wilson,
Harper's magazine,
16 Sep. 2019
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Fred & Rose West: A British Horror Story focuses on the dark true story of two married serial killers who abused, raped, and murdered several young women and girls, including their own children, in the Gloucester area between 1967 and 1987.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
14 May 2025
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They were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering their father, Jose Menendez, and mother, Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills home in 1989.—
Jaimie Ding,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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“Scrag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrag. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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