Thesaurus results for SCRAPPERS

scrappers

noun

plural of scrapper

as in fighters

a person who takes part in a dispute both movie critics are real scrappers, so their on-air discussions of the latest releases are often heated

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Recent Examples of scrappers But Everton, during that period, were little more than relegation scrappers, thanks to two significant points deductions in Dyche’s two seasons at the club. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026

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De la Espriella’s first airstrike in office killed two ELN fighters on the Colombian side of the border.

— Adam Shanks, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
The Quds Force is an expeditionary unit made up of the IRGC’s most elite fighters.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

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Jayadev also said judges are asking defendants if their families or communities can afford to put up bail on their behalf.

— Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
He and his wife are also named as defendants in Clemishire's lawsuit, but do not appear to be affected by this most recent ruling.

— Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of defendants

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Vetting plaintiffs Hanaway said that her office reached out to Cacioppo after a referral from local business associations.

— Jack Harvel August 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
In earlier testimony at the Oakland trial, Francesco Fogu, Instagram’s director of product design, had contentious exchanges with the plaintiffs’ lawyer over internal chats and documents shown to the jury.

— Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of plaintiffs

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The episodes saw 12 brawlers face off in teams led by Flay, Maneet Chauhan and Antonia Lofaso, aiming to win over judges Williamson, Carson Kressley and Rodney Scott.

— Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Displacing the ’90s boom bap and aughts brawlers of her last album is a streak of assiduous ’80s R&B exercises that foreground her gains as a vocalist more often than her gobstopping wordplay as a rapper.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025

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Research has previously shown that AI models can be extremely persuasive, more so than even the best human salespeople or debaters.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Personal laptops allow debaters to research, organize evidence and prepare for tournaments during free periods.

— Kavin Bendre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of debaters

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Following the fatal crashes, transit advocates called on New Yorkers to vote in November on Ballot Question 3, which would expedite the review process for small infrastructure and safe street projects.

— Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
Every September, during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, advocates ask Americans to wear gold in recognition of the children and families affected by cancer.

— Jason Collins, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026

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