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Recent Examples of scrap heap
The American Medical Association agrees that Daylight Saving Time belongs on the cultural scrap heap.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis rescued the former Royal Canadian Navy support boat from the scrap heap for $34,000 after World War II and spent $4 million (now about $50 million) transforming the military vessel into a statement of postwar opulence.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2025
Finding Sam Hauser on the post-draft scrap heap and Payton Pritchard at the end of the first round extended their talent base.
—The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
External actuators were preferred in the early days of self-driving ground vehicles, when even the military, with all its resources, contented itself by grafting control technology onto existing vehicles, probably those that were ready for the scrap heap.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Dec. 2015
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis rescued the former Royal Canadian Navy support boat from the scrap heap for $34,000 after World War II and spent $4 million (now about $50 million) transforming the military vessel into a statement of postwar opulence.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2025
Finding Sam Hauser on the post-draft scrap heap and Payton Pritchard at the end of the first round extended their talent base.
—The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
External actuators were preferred in the early days of self-driving ground vehicles, when even the military, with all its resources, contented itself by grafting control technology onto existing vehicles, probably those that were ready for the scrap heap.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Dec. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrap heap
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From Athens' historic ruins to the shimmering skyscrapers of New York City, global inspiration has been turned into towering confections worthy of a wedding.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Interlaken is all about the outdoors, including hikes through snowy woods—like the three-mile path along Lake Thun through a forest and past fortress ruins that arrives at a lakeside park in Unterseen.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Enjoying the flavors of the season doesn't get much easier than this easy pumpkin dump cake.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Sep. 2025
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Despite not flaunting Idris in her vacation photo dump, the two were photographed by paparazzi.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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At least three students are dead and dozens of others may be trapped in the rubble following the collapse at the Al Khoziny boarding school in Sidoarjo, a town about 780 km east of Jakarta, federal emergency officials said.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Authorities continue to scour the rubble to gather evidence, including searching for clues on the cause of the fire that engulfed the complex, a law enforcement source briefed on the investigation told CNN.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Those aforementioned items—like the homemade transponders that occasionally work and the bombs that always do—are unambiguously the detritus of war.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
24 Sep. 2025
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The avalanche temporarily dammed the Lonza River, which runs through Blatten, and small lakes, filled with dead trees and detritus from homes, formed on each side of the village.—
Daniel A. Gross,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
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This defiant guy decided to use a huge lumber pile as his roost for days.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Other sectors like construction are already seeing higher costs for lumber and materials.—
Javier Palomarez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In Arizona, this often happens when monsoon storms or heavy upstream rainfall could send sudden surges of water through washes, canyons or urban areas.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Schaupp highlights dark washes as fall-ready, balancing casual comfort with Parisian polish.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Sep. 2025
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The storms produced more than a foot of rain in some areas, causing notable damage from overflowing rivers and streams as well as system failures that pushed raw sewage up through drains in homes and businesses.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The river will still become polluted after heavy rainfalls due to runoff from the streets and flushing of city sewage systems.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Scrap heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrap%20heap. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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