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
Joey Garrison, USA Today, 1 June 2026
In a bid to stimulate the market and jumpstart flagging demand, Dubai has scrapped the AED 750,000 ($204,184) minimum property value previously required for individual buyers to be eligible for a two-year residency visa.
—Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 1 June 2026
Plans to move forward with the DHS funding, which the president wanted on his desk by June 1, were scrapped, and senators headed quickly for the exits.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 1 June 2026
The rock legend, 81, was set to perform at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace on May 29 and 30, but before the doors opened, the event was scrapped.
—Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
Manila could be the first major customer for Japanese weapons since Tokyo scrapped an exports ban in April, a major break from its pacifist policy.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 28 May 2026
That is despite evidence from Europe, where most countries in recent years have scrapped wealth taxes or in the case of France, hugely reduced their scope.
—Ian King, CNBC, 27 May 2026
Marcos is the first potential major customer of Japanese arms since Takaichi’s government scrapped a ban on lethal weapons exports.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
Lou Macari, manager of Swindon Town, went even further, calling for the format to be scrapped entirely following his side’s victory over Gillingham in the Third Division final.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 May 2026
Verb
Bloomberg cited a senior administration official also saying it would be scrapped.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 1 June 2026
In a bid to stimulate the market and jumpstart flagging demand, Dubai has scrapped the AED 750,000 ($204,184) minimum property value previously required for individual buyers to be eligible for a two-year residency visa.
—Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 1 June 2026
Plans to move forward with the DHS funding, which the president wanted on his desk by June 1, were scrapped, and senators headed quickly for the exits.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 1 June 2026
The rock legend, 81, was set to perform at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace on May 29 and 30, but before the doors opened, the event was scrapped.
—Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
Manila could be the first major customer for Japanese weapons since Tokyo scrapped an exports ban in April, a major break from its pacifist policy.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 28 May 2026
That is despite evidence from Europe, where most countries in recent years have scrapped wealth taxes or in the case of France, hugely reduced their scope.
—Ian King, CNBC, 27 May 2026
Marcos is the first potential major customer of Japanese arms since Takaichi’s government scrapped a ban on lethal weapons exports.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
Lou Macari, manager of Swindon Town, went even further, calling for the format to be scrapped entirely following his side’s victory over Gillingham in the Third Division final.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrapped
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The video went viral, and the two eventually bickered about it on social media later Sunday night.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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My parents bickered constantly, my sister was demanding and always in a conflict with them, and my grandparents would scream at each other.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Detectives later found that the items had been discarded in a retention pond behind the restroom.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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Participants will bring old or discarded screens, monitors, tablets and smartphones to investigate the intersections of material, design and data.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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The show was cancelled after that season, when Barr posted a tweet comparing Barack Obama's former adviser Valerie Jarrett to an ape.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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The United Kingdom’s Home Office canceled travel permits belonging to Piker, 34, and Turkish-American broadcaster and attorney Cenk Uygur.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
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Some strategists argued that Beijing’s tightening also coincides with a broader push to channel investor enthusiasm toward China’s domestic technology champions and strategic industries -- for instance, a series of initial public offerings expected in coming months.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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Warikoo argued the bigger question for business leaders is not simply what AI can replace, but what kind of workforce society wants to build alongside it—especially as technology gets close to AGI.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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If an Islander isn’t chosen, this often means that they have been dumped from the island.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Good's body was dumped in the alleyway last Thursday when Liza Ridley took a Lyft from her home in Mayfair to Kensington, according to prosecutors.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Rockets also ceased to be viewed as enormously expensive expendable vehicles destined either to smash into the ocean or remain abandoned in orbit forever.—
David Szondy
May 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2026
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Sora 2, OpenAI’s problematic generative video platform, was abandoned last December, reassuring many copyright holders.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
31 May 2026
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The memory of that episode—and of the country’s long and bloody civil war, fought from 1975 to 1990—still looms.—
Euan Ward,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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José Palma, national coordinator of the National TPS Alliance — an advocacy group that has fought in federal courts against the cancellation of TPS for several countries—welcomed the extension of protections for the Lebanese.—
Gisela Salomon,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Soriano mostly ditched his four-seam fastball late in the outing and tried to rely on his splitter and knuckle-curve.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
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At the age of 63, after years of wanting to let her silver hairs go wild, the actress finally ditched the dye with the encouragement of her two daughters.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 May 2026
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“Scrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrapped. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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