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as in cutting down
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as in garotting
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scragging
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In the film, directed by Mike Judge, Peter Gibbons (Livingston) and his coworkers, Michael Bolton (David Herman) and Samir Nagheenanajar (Ajay Naidu), enjoy the last day at their job by taking out years of frustrations on their frequently malfunctioning office printer.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025 -
Buium’s main chore has been taking out the garbage.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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The Biden administration’s prevailing wage rule has also raised concerns that snaking requirements backed by Big Labor are throttling the industry.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Oct. 2025
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Gophers 7, Eagles 1 The Gophers opened the season in fine form by throttling visiting Boston College 7-1 Thursday night.—
Theodore Tollefson,
Twin Cities,
25 Sep. 2025
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Phillies play reliever roulette Righty David Robertson entered when Cristopher Sánchez encountered trouble in the sixth, putting away pinch hitter Max Muncy, a lefty batter.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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And that confidence and identity have carried over into the first two weeks of the season, from putting away a good Houston Texans team in the opener to pulling away from the Tennessee Titans this past weekend after trailing late in the third quarter.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
18 Sep. 2025
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This is fantastic for multitasking and can make the difference between finishing your workload and getting to it next shift.—
Jade Chung-Lee,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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The set comes with three extra-virgin olive oils—one for sizzling, one for frying, and one for finishing—plus a sizzle spray for even coating.—
Jamie Fischer,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
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Distilled water was slowly poured in the sand bed, carrying off the brownish tannic acids.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
26 July 2025
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The Stars had come closest to knocking off the Blues, losing in double overtime in Game 7, so that would have worked.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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The Broncos will be looking to string together their third straight win after knocking off the Cincinnati Bengals and Philadelphia in back-to-back weeks.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Kohberger, 30, was sentenced in July to four consecutive life prison terms for murdering the four U of I undergraduates in Moscow in November 2022.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Oct. 2025
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Soon after, the viewer meets Speck (Tobias Jelinek), notorious for murdering eight nursing students at a house outside Chicago in the late 1960s.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Rolling Stone,
8 Oct. 2025
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This keeps your iPhone from wasting power looking for nonexistent cell service.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Apple's latest Mac Mini is one of the best compact PCs on the market, with the new M4 processor delivering rip-roaringly fast macOS performance for productivity, creativity, and wasting time.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Scragging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scragging. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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