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Recent Examples of scrap heap
In his stead at the moment is Ryan Yarbrough, the veteran finesse lefty who Cashman snapped up off the scrap heap after his release from the Blue Jays in March and has pitched well in all four of his starts and one long relief appearance.
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Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
Postwar Keynesian dogma should follow postwar Mercantilist dogma onto the scrap heap of history.
—Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Likewise, a page not clearly designed to steal login credentials goes on the scrap heap.
—PCMAG, 17 Mar. 2025
Finding Sam Hauser on the post-draft scrap heap and Payton Pritchard at the end of the first round extended their talent base.
—The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
Postwar Keynesian dogma should follow postwar Mercantilist dogma onto the scrap heap of history.
—Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Likewise, a page not clearly designed to steal login credentials goes on the scrap heap.
—PCMAG, 17 Mar. 2025
Finding Sam Hauser on the post-draft scrap heap and Payton Pritchard at the end of the first round extended their talent base.
—The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrap heap
Noun
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Once the skis come off, fill your days with excursions to castle ruins, thermal baths, and snowshoeing trails.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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In the end, their misfortune might ultimately present an opportunity to search among the ruins for a trace of dignity and grace.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The official base layer, sock, and mid layer of Ikon Pass, icebreaker creates high-performance clothing using merino wool—perfect for snow early in the season, powder dumps midwinter, and spring skiing that lasts late into the season.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Oct. 2025
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To make this apple dump cake, simply add pie filling and cake mix to a slow cooker along with butter, pecans, and apple pie spice.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
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In Hula, Chreim's three-story house is now a pile of stone rubble and twisted iron.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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The catastrophe, which took place about noon local time, sent one person working on a medieval tower to a hospital while another remained trapped under rubble and debris at the Torre dei Conti.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Full fenders keep detritus and damp stuff at bay, and Tektro hydraulic brakes providing stopping power.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Oct. 2025
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No writing room can be pristine, but the detritus must not outweigh the buzzing, trembling atmosphere of solemn, serious work.—
Katie da Cunha Lewin
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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As the government shutdown lumbers into its second month, the number of flight delays at Charlotte’s airport during that time is approaching 6,000.—
Chase Jordan
Updated November 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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The almost 400 passengers on the steamer were returning from a long day’s outing when the ship collided with a lumber-carrying vessel.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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If your water is below 60 degrees Fahrenheit, use warm water for the wash cycle and cold to rinse.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
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This pair from Agolde completely won me over with its baggy fit and versatile wash.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The forecast had predicted thunderstorms in the rural town of Yemassee, South Carolina, where Vance, a land surveyor, was mapping sewage lines.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Overharvesting and pollution with sediments, sewage, and fertilizer have mounted ever since the 1700s, a century after the first English settlement, Jamestown, was established on the James River that feeds into the bay.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Scrap heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrap%20heap. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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