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 cancelled
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
Nathan Diller, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
His interest in aging fed into the closing joke of his 2017 special Live at Madison Square Garden, and would have been the inspiration for his 2022 directorial debut film, Being Mortal, if the film had not been scrapped following harassment complaints against star Bill Murray on set.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2025
In January 2023, it was reported that the film at Universal Pictures had been scrapped.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Fishers has scrapped plans to build a roundabout at 116th Street and Allisonville Road, opting instead for a standard intersection with improvements to ease traffic flow.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Spirit’s plan to launch service in Macon, Georgia, in mid-October also has been scrapped.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2025
But those plans were scrapped after the Disney-Fox merger, when Marvel put mutants on hold and turned its attention to expanding its interconnected multiverse of movies and TV shows.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The Conjuring 2 also introduces audiences to The Crooked Man, but plans for a film of his own have been scrapped.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
They were never sold publicly, and then suddenly scrapped just a year later in 2006.
—Joe Salas
august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
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The cruise line previously scrapped stops there until October, amid ongoing violence in the country.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
His interest in aging fed into the closing joke of his 2017 special Live at Madison Square Garden, and would have been the inspiration for his 2022 directorial debut film, Being Mortal, if the film had not been scrapped following harassment complaints against star Bill Murray on set.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2025
In January 2023, it was reported that the film at Universal Pictures had been scrapped.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Fishers has scrapped plans to build a roundabout at 116th Street and Allisonville Road, opting instead for a standard intersection with improvements to ease traffic flow.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Spirit’s plan to launch service in Macon, Georgia, in mid-October also has been scrapped.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2025
But those plans were scrapped after the Disney-Fox merger, when Marvel put mutants on hold and turned its attention to expanding its interconnected multiverse of movies and TV shows.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The Conjuring 2 also introduces audiences to The Crooked Man, but plans for a film of his own have been scrapped.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
They were never sold publicly, and then suddenly scrapped just a year later in 2006.
—Joe Salas
august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Scrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrapped. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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