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verb (1)

past tense of scrap
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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scrapped

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verb (2)

past tense of scrap
1
as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted we've decided to scrap the second car

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2
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
Verb
Trump said early Friday said that the United States and Iran have agreed to continue peace talks, even though the ceasefire established by last month's preliminary deal has been scrapped. — Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 11 July 2026 After the news broke, Tarrant County scrapped Cesar Chavez’s name from the official county holiday and replaced it with a generic name that still allowed county employees to have the day off. — Rachel Royster july 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026 Poker Face — scrapped at Peacock after two seasons, as series creator Rian Johnson then looked to take the show elsewhere with Peter Dinklage taking over as lead actor — was also nominated for stunt coordination. — Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026 Very similar to what occurred following the rocky and free for all rollout of OpenAI‘s now scrapped Sora, Creative Artists Agency are looking for Meta to put guardrails in the foreground. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 July 2026 The tech companies soon scrapped the internal tracking after employees deployed the bots to complete useless tasks, the Financial Times reported. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 July 2026 But before his performance was scrapped, Hagar gave fans a preview on social media. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 6 July 2026 But Nixon scrapped those plans in place of federal funding for grassroots programming, Rymsza-Pawlowska said, which grew into forms of civic engagement still popular today. — James Pollard, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 Plans to pitch a replica of George Washington’s Revolutionary War field headquarters tent on the lawn outside Independence Hall were scrapped because of the extreme heat. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrapped
  1. bickered
  2. discarded
  3. canceled
  4. argued
  5. dumped
  6. abandoned
  7. fought
  8. ditched
Verb
  • King bickered with fans on social media.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
  • But Tilly and Gershon playfully bickered onstage as the former remembered things slightly differently, with Tilly saying the problem had more to do with a shot of her hand on Gershon's crotch that was deemed too realistic.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 8 June 2026
Definition of bickered
Verb
  • According to police, detectives determined that Roper and the juvenile were present when Erving drowned but failed to report the incident and later discarded some of his belongings.
    — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 13 July 2026
  • The utility offered to give investigators access to the trash containers where the pole was discarded, Kushner wrote, but the commission declined to inspect them.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of discarded
Verb
  • Broiling conditions have severely tested the continent’s infrastructure, with some trains delayed or cancelled as extreme temperatures risk warping the metal tracks.
    — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
  • During his years in exile, Osip Mandelstam was denied the right to work for any publication or publishing house; translation jobs were cancelled, his writing went unpublished.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Definition of canceled
Verb
  • Some community groups also argued the TIF funds being dedicated to infrastructure surrounding the Fire stadium should be used for community needs instead.
    — Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Cooper acknowledged the improvement but argued that the statistics do not capture the larger concerns many Californians continue to have about crime, repeat offenders, and support for victims.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 13 July 2026
Definition of argued
Verb
  • Behind them is Erling Haaland on seven, but the Norwegian was dumped out of the competition by England on Saturday so won’t be getting his hand on any trophies this summer.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
  • Rodríguez rejected social media reports alleging that rubble was being dumped into the Caribbean Sea, insisting the government intends to recycle much of the material.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Definition of dumped
Verb
  • Escheatment is defined as the legal process of transferring abandoned, lost, or unclaimed property to the state.
    — Ella McCarthy, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2026
  • Chacajlux’s truck was located abandoned near the scene of the collision and was taken in as evidence.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
Definition of abandoned
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  • The future king of Britain descends from American patriots who fought against the crown he is destined to inherit, according to a new book tracing Prince William's family tree.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Both exist in spite of the odds, symbols of perseverance and community — memorials to those who fought to establish a new country and a new state, and who happened to do it in a place that proved particularly untamable.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of fought
Verb
  • However, more than two years later, FSG has effectively ditched those plans.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 10 July 2026
  • The individual allegedly ditched a gun underneath a van parked on Silk Street during a foot pursuit, Tejada said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026
Definition of ditched

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