SCRAP HEAP Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

scrap heap

noun

Definition of scrap heap

as in odds and ends

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Recent Examples of scrap heap Baker was taken off the scrap heap by Houston in the wake of the Astros’ 2017 sign-stealing scandal and won the 2022 World Series. — Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 12 Feb. 2026 Going from the scrap heap to one of the most coveted pitchers in the game has afforded Hill a perspective on retirement that few active players enjoy. — Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025 Gausman and Hoffman, both cast to the scrap heap at different points in their careers, will play key roles in Toronto’s hopes for an upset. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025 Arrieta was one of the faces of the Padres’ 2021 collapse, as he was signed off the scrap heap in August and allowed 16 runs in 12⅓ innings in the final four starts of his career. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scrap heap

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Noun

Three firefighters stand atop a pile of twisted steel and debris, raising an American flag above the ruins of the World Trade Center.

— Thomas E. Franklin, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Among the most notable is the Acropolis in Athens with its iconic ruins of ancient civilization preserved as columned edifices, stone statues, and temple mounts.

— Jennifer Tzeses, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of ruins

Noun

This brings us to an interminable exposition dump that accounts for more than a quarter of this episode’s runtime and includes multiple flashbacks.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
New York has been in go-for-it mode since Rangers president Chris Drury took over in 2021, dealing away 20 total draft picks on player acquisitions, plus the Patrik Nemeth salary dump, between then and the 2024 trade deadline.

— Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of dump

Noun

The Avalanches are turning their fascination with the detritus of modern life into something unusually expansive.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 2 Sep. 2026
The past is not so much foreign as free, free to anyone who is willing to do the work, to enter the past with a spirit of curiosity and a willingness to conjure a living world out of the detritus that history leaves behind.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of detritus

Noun

Friday, spilling lumber across lanes and snarling the downtown Sacramento commute.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Duties on wood products including plywood and softwood lumber mean sourcing those products is more expensive and can drive up the cost of new construction.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of lumber

Noun

Temperatures are at record highs, currents are shifting and stronger storms wash more pollutants into the water, including sewage and fertilizers, which can trigger huge algae blooms.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
In 2023, Rhode Island’s attorney general and environmental agency sued Woonsocket, Jacobs and Synagro, alleging the plant repeatedly discharged partially treated sewage into the nearby Blackstone River beginning in 2022.

— Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026