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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.
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Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Even Location Ventures’ 299 Alhambra Cir. office is on the scrap heap, with a collection of furniture, computers and other office equipment to be auctioned off at a value of only $41,000 to help the company pay bills, according to an auctioneer’s report.
—Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
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
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Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Even Location Ventures’ 299 Alhambra Cir. office is on the scrap heap, with a collection of furniture, computers and other office equipment to be auctioned off at a value of only $41,000 to help the company pay bills, according to an auctioneer’s report.
—Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrap heap
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Programming includes theatrical performances, poetry readings and concerts staged inside and around ancient ruins — a setting that is impossible to replicate at any other time of year, since most of these sites are not open after dark on ordinary days.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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Ancient Lycian ruins often appear directly above the waterline, while small fishing villages remain largely unchanged by mass tourism.—
Katia Damborsky,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Perhaps that means simply shifting to more of a grinding, dump-and-chase style when the Suzuki line isn’t on the ice, given Brind’Amour’s Game 2 adjustments toward a high F3 lock have meant getting any room — or odd-man rushes — through the neutral zone appears unlikely the rest of the series.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Wright was active on dump-off passes.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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Was it rescued from the rubble of another fire?—
Sneha Dhandapani,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The Wells Fargo office was turned to rubble and extensive damage to buildings could be found for blocks.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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The great piles of detritus in the street had completely vanished.—
Amer Matar,
The Dial,
26 May 2026
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Because bananas are made of organic materials, let microorganisms and detritus eaters (like red wiggler composting worms) do their job.—
Haniya Rae,
Martha Stewart,
5 May 2026
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That pressure treated lumber cut like butter.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Some had hoses trained on piles of smoking debris while others lifted and moved lumber and other burned wreckage as if searching for people underneath.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Her dark glasses, white zip-up, tan trench, and medium-wash jeans are less immediately recognizable as being from a particular brand…and that’s exactly the point.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
1 June 2026
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The matte fabric is smooth to the touch, stretchy, supportive, and washes easily.—
Cassie Gill,
Travel + Leisure,
1 June 2026
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As The Guardian reported back in 2021, the majority of homes in New York's Suffolk County rely on individual septic systems, and the town of Southampton has never built a centralized sewage network.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
30 May 2026
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That metabolite is then excreted in urine, enters sewage systems, passes through wastewater treatment plants and, eventually, makes its way back into local rivers, lakes and coastal waters.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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“Scrap heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrap%20heap. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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