as in bickered
to express different opinions about something often angrily
the young couple often scrapped about money and their very disparate spending habits
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as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
we've decided to scrap the second car
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as in canceled
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
we scrapped our plans to go to Paris, and set out the next day for Prague
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Recent Examples of scrapped
Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
The news comes after his Friday night set was scrapped due to severe weather conditions.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
The United Kingdom is considering a similar bill after an earlier version was scrapped due to a snap election.
—Marie Helweg-Larsen, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
Brown was set to play Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug in the pic, which was set to go into production this summer but will now be scrapped.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
Last year, the country’s lawmakers scrapped presidential age limits.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
On the day Hoppers opened last month, the Wall Street Journal published a story looking at the future of the company and confirmed that a feature called Be Fri (styled as BeFri) had been in development for years until it was scrapped in late 2023.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
Plenty of people would like to see video reviews scrapped altogether.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Tatum scrapped with Charlotte’s starting big man, Moussa Diabate, early in the second quarter.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
Most notably, the agency scrapped long-standing plans to build a space station orbiting the moon, called Gateway.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
The news comes after his Friday night set was scrapped due to severe weather conditions.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
The United Kingdom is considering a similar bill after an earlier version was scrapped due to a snap election.
—Marie Helweg-Larsen, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
Brown was set to play Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug in the pic, which was set to go into production this summer but will now be scrapped.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
Last year, the country’s lawmakers scrapped presidential age limits.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
On the day Hoppers opened last month, the Wall Street Journal published a story looking at the future of the company and confirmed that a feature called Be Fri (styled as BeFri) had been in development for years until it was scrapped in late 2023.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
Plenty of people would like to see video reviews scrapped altogether.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Tatum scrapped with Charlotte’s starting big man, Moussa Diabate, early in the second quarter.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Scrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrapped. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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