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
Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Greece temporarily suspended asylum claims from migrants arriving via the Libya route for three months, scrapped certain amnesty provisions and introduced mandatory imprisonment for asylum seekers whose claims are rejected.
—Lefteris Pitarakis, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
Greece temporarily suspended asylum claims from migrants arriving via the Libya route for three months, scrapped certain amnesty provisions and introduced mandatory imprisonment for asylum seekers whose claims are rejected.
—ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
From there Moss scrapped to two outs, but the Bruins worked the bases loaded before Martin slapped a single up the middle to drive in two runs.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
The July meeting was canceled, and the November meeting was scrapped because of the government shutdown.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
Concerts and music events in several parts of Mexico were also scrapped or rescheduled.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Once hired, the company provided an online platform that was mired in problems and was quickly scrapped, the Miami Herald reported.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
The additional time and money mean that a nice-to-have feature, scrapped back in 2022, is being reincorporated into the project.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
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Nigeria and Angola have scrapped costly fuel subsidies, exposing consumers to global swings.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Greece temporarily suspended asylum claims from migrants arriving via the Libya route for three months, scrapped certain amnesty provisions and introduced mandatory imprisonment for asylum seekers whose claims are rejected.
—Lefteris Pitarakis, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
Greece temporarily suspended asylum claims from migrants arriving via the Libya route for three months, scrapped certain amnesty provisions and introduced mandatory imprisonment for asylum seekers whose claims are rejected.
—ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
From there Moss scrapped to two outs, but the Bruins worked the bases loaded before Martin slapped a single up the middle to drive in two runs.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
The July meeting was canceled, and the November meeting was scrapped because of the government shutdown.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
Concerts and music events in several parts of Mexico were also scrapped or rescheduled.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Once hired, the company provided an online platform that was mired in problems and was quickly scrapped, the Miami Herald reported.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
The additional time and money mean that a nice-to-have feature, scrapped back in 2022, is being reincorporated into the project.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Scrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrapped. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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