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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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Many before Labīd and many after him across the long arc of Arabic, have begun their poems by standing upon ruins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Sri Lanka, off the southeastern coast of India, packs lush tea plantations, ancient Buddhist ruins, biodiversity and pristine beaches into one of the most affordable trips on this list — though its popularity is rising fast.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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Browning won the San Diego section and Southern Region proficiency award in Agriculture Mechanics Design and Fabrication for a large dump trailer project as well as other welding projects that won recognition over the summer at the 2025 San Diego County Fair and 2025 Ramona Junior Fair.—
Stephanie Ogilvie,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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And maybe that’s why the reaction to Trump’s document dump has been surprisingly quiet.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
9 June 2026
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Another showed the roof destroyed, with rubble scattered on the ground as emergency responders surveyed the aftermath.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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Her second, released this week, digs through the East Wing’s rubble to rescue that mythology from the debacle of 2024.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
3 June 2026
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There, Li’s laboratory technician Duncan Hauser stripped microbial detritus from the hornwort’s leaves.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
10 June 2026
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At its heart was the Gowanus Canal, an open sewer filled with medical waste, industrial chemicals, shipyard detritus and the occasional dead body.—
Suzanne Van Atten,
AJC.com,
7 June 2026
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The timber titan played a role in shaping Northern California’s lumber economy during the state’s rapid industrial expansion.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
3 June 2026
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Many of the boats used on D-Day were a type invented by a Louisiana lumber businessman who designed a boat that could carry timber in shallow swamp water.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 June 2026
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In a recent Instagram post, the 58-year-old actress posed near horses in a field wearing a light blue button-up shirt, medium-wash straight-leg jeans, and white sneakers.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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The jean is available in light and dark washes.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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By comparison, the construction of a sewage-treatment plant for a city of 10,000 people costs about $5 million.—
Eric Schlosser,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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The approach enables officials to detect signs of disease spreading in a community through sewage samples, often before outbreaks are identified through traditional testing.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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“Scrap heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrap%20heap. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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