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

The board heard two days of testimony from Weisheit, lawyers, the children’s parents and first responders who were at an Evansville home in 2010 when the bodies of 8-year-old Alyssa Lynch and 5-year-old Caleb Lynch were recovered in the fire ruins.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
The board heard two days of testimony from Weisheit, lawyers, the children's parents and first responders who were at an Evansville home in 2010 when the bodies of 8-year-old Alyssa Lynch and 5-year-old Caleb Lynch were recovered in the fire ruins.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of ruins

Noun

Of the two franchises, the Cowboys are a trash can and the Eagles are the city dump.

— Mac Engel October 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
Malkin controlled Lapierre’s dump-in attempt near the blue line, toe-dragged past Panther defenseman Gustav Forsling in the slot and beat Black with a wrist shot.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of dump

Noun

Greg Hernandez separates materials from a pile of rubble during the teardown of the Cabrini-Green projects at 1157 and 1159 Cleveland Ave.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Rescue operations are underway as there are reports that people may be trapped under the rubble.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of rubble

Noun

The composition slips in and out of deliberation, a tableau of buckets and plates concentrating energy, which the lighter detritus then loosens and disperses.

— Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Competitive hackles aside, the ranks of the independent advisory boutique now seem like so much ego detritus, a horse painting above a fireplace.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of detritus

Noun

The tariffs have hurt Maine because so much of the wood and the lumber that is grown and cut here in Maine is actually shipped up north to Canada to be processed, and then what it is processed as is shipped back across the United States.

— Dustin DeSoto, Vox, 21 Oct. 2026
Pine pulpwood consists of trees ground into paper and packaging, while pine sawtimber is made up of larger trees cut into lumber for homebuilding.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of lumber

Noun

He was dressed in his campaign uniform of a Carhartt jacket over a tight black T-shirt and dark-wash jeans, and accompanied by his three bodyguards.

— Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
The company identified wash, rub and lightfastness testing under ASTM standards as next steps toward product development but did not provide specific test designations or performance grades.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of wash

Noun

The Animas River was closed to kayaks and other recreational watercraft, and Current warned that sewage and chemicals in the water could make people sick.

— Christopher Weber, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Town officials said sewage was discharged into the river near the First Street Bridge.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2026