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Recent Examples of scrap heap
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.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2025
Kershaw came back off the scrap heap on May 17 and finished 11-2 with a 3.36 ERA in 22 games.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Last Samurai Standing is set in 1878 Japan, the post-samurai period when these famed warriors had — along with their swords — been left on society’s scrap heap, as the country’s feudal system came to an end.
—Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Laureano, another of their fill-in outfielders signed off the scrap heap, got the start in center Monday and made a first-inning error that was the latest in a series of mistakes that have made this makeshift outfield arguably the worst defensive unit in the majors.
—David O'Brien, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2025
Kershaw came back off the scrap heap on May 17 and finished 11-2 with a 3.36 ERA in 22 games.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Last Samurai Standing is set in 1878 Japan, the post-samurai period when these famed warriors had — along with their swords — been left on society’s scrap heap, as the country’s feudal system came to an end.
—Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Laureano, another of their fill-in outfielders signed off the scrap heap, got the start in center Monday and made a first-inning error that was the latest in a series of mistakes that have made this makeshift outfield arguably the worst defensive unit in the majors.
—David O'Brien, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrap heap
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Grand, crumbling ruins stand as a striking reminder that Oualidia was once a favorite place of the nation’s last Sultan, and the legacy of his beloved royal beach lingers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Feb. 2026
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Erksan was good with locations and makes fine use of the landscape here, which is appropriately dominated by the ruins of a fortress.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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Havana’s streets and all provincial cities are full of trash and waste dumps are overflowing due to the fuel crisis to the point that residents have begun to burn them.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated February 19,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Police are assessing numerous claims that have emerged from the massive document dump.—
Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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The bodies of the victims were still being dug out from under the rubble on Sunday morning, according to state media reports.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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The city still lay in ruin, filled with piles of rubble and half-destroyed buildings.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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Mattresses and questionably clean bedding were dredged up, dusty couches cleared of detritus.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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The detritus of the birthday party forces her to look back — perhaps uncomfortably, if only fleetingly, for a woman whose career is all about momentum.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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Didorosi has sketches of small trucks in various configurations, hauling lumber or potted plants.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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The administration has already used Section 232 investigations to impose across-the-board duties on steel, aluminum, copper, lumber, furniture, cars and car parts.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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If regular blue jeans aren’t hitting, try going for a darker wash instead.—
Shelby Comroe,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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Check the manufacturer’s directions before loading (because some types cannot be washed even on a dishwasher’s delicate cycle), or play it safe and hand-wash.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
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The New York Yankees are dealing with a stinky spring training situation after a sewage leak penetrated their clubhouse and outer hallway, and created pools of fetid water around George Steinbrenner Stadium.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
22 Feb. 2026
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Like Socorro and Berks County, Social Circle questioned whether the water and sewage system could keep up.—
Heather Hollingsworth,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Scrap heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrap%20heap. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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