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Recent Examples of scrap heap
Likewise, a page not clearly designed to steal login credentials goes on the scrap heap.
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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
The American Medical Association agrees that Daylight Saving Time belongs on the cultural scrap heap.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis rescued the former Royal Canadian Navy support boat from the scrap heap for $34,000 after World War II and spent $4 million (now about $50 million) transforming the military vessel into a statement of postwar opulence.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2025
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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
The American Medical Association agrees that Daylight Saving Time belongs on the cultural scrap heap.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis rescued the former Royal Canadian Navy support boat from the scrap heap for $34,000 after World War II and spent $4 million (now about $50 million) transforming the military vessel into a statement of postwar opulence.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrap heap
Noun
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Just four years later, Howard found himself being traded away in a salary dump.—
Tim Bontemps,
chicagotribune.com,
21 June 2017
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New York City is gradually transforming its largest trash dump, Fresh Kills on Staten Island, into a vast expanse of parkland and restored natural areas.—
Andres Viglucci,
miamiherald,
15 June 2017
Noun
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File photo: Ukrainian rescue workers survey the rubble of a residential building hit during a Russian overnight drone and missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine on June 23, 2025.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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So there is no way to look at the rubble in Gaza and the death toll estimates and offer a mathematical proof that Israel is failing to exercise adequate restraint.—
Ross Douthat,
Mercury News,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Beyond the gate there’s a floating coagulation of detritus. ¶ Sebastopol The occasional aberration forms in the air.—
Ariel Saramandi,
The Dial,
29 July 2025
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Throwing that detritus away is the third-most expensive component of sweeping.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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It was blessed and cursed with a lot of rich resources, starting with timber, mountains covered with lumber which was very valuable, and underneath were rich veins of coal, which fired the Industrial Revolution, which really built this country.—
Fiction Non Fiction
August 7,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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Built in 1912 by a local lumber magnate and philanthropist, the home had been vacant for a decade and had fallen into disrepair.—
Eileen Finan,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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It can be added to your fabric softener compartment to release during the rinse portion of your wash cycle.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Aug. 2025
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Another method is to take a plant cutting, place it in a container with alcohol and shake to dislodge and view them in the wash, says Bertone.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Stormwater collected outside of the combined sewer area typically flows into a pipe that goes directly into nearby streams and rivers, while a separate pipe collects sewage from homes and businesses.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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In Chicago, heavy rains can cause overflows in its sewer system, with pipes that carry both stormwater runoff and sewage, releasing fecal matter into local waterways.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Scrap heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrap%20heap. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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