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Recent Examples of scrap heap
Postwar Keynesian dogma should follow postwar Mercantilist dogma onto the scrap heap of history.
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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
External actuators were preferred in the early days of self-driving ground vehicles, when even the military, with all its resources, contented itself by grafting control technology onto existing vehicles, probably those that were ready for the scrap heap.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Dec. 2015
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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
External actuators were preferred in the early days of self-driving ground vehicles, when even the military, with all its resources, contented itself by grafting control technology onto existing vehicles, probably those that were ready for the scrap heap.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Dec. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrap heap
Noun
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Will there be future fairy tales about birds whose feathers glow in the dark nesting in the ruins of primitive power plants of past ages?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Teenagers can only take so many historical facts or visits to ancient ruins and notable churches.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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This dump-and-bake casserole delivers all that creamy, crispy, cheesy magic without the hassle of hollowing out a bunch of spuds.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Oct. 2025
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In December, as part of a social media content dump, he was asked to rate a Starbucks drink.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
23 Oct. 2025
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There, heaped into a sad pile of rubble, is a part of the world’s most recognizable structures, one that’s been etched into our minds via many film and TV series that recreated the homebase for fictional political dynasties and presidents.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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Thousands of Palestinians are believed to be buried under the rubble.—
Ibrahim Dahman,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 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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Trump’s 10% tariff lumber imports will add $720 to the cost of an average home, while tariffs on kitchen cabinets and vanities will lift costs by roughly $280, according to research from UBS.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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Situated at the northeastern tip of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, Port Townsend was once a renowned port of entry and lumber shipping hub.—
Noreen Kompanik,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 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 buildup can also clog sewage systems, leading to overflows that send raw sewage into rivers, lakes, and oceans.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Because water demand varies by season in San Diego, with demand much lower in winter and much higher in summer, the city couldn’t just immediately pump all the purified former sewage into the water system.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Scrap heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrap%20heap. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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