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as in remainders
an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value
only a scrap of silk was left on the sewing table after they had finished the project
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as in fragments
a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete
a scrap of paper fluttered to the floor
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as in bits
a very small piece
brushed away a scrap of lint
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as in fights
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
the state legislature's annual scrap over the budget
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as in skirmishes
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups
several drunken revelers were involved in a scrap outside of the nightclub
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as in bickers
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 discards
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
we've decided to scrap the second car
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as in abandons
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 scraps
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Jan Paul van Hecke of the Netherlands has been involved in two scraps already, the latest when he was hit while going for a header and crumbled, perhaps exaggerating a tad, after Morocco's Azzedine Ounahi challenged the header, as well.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
Wooden boats bobbed in long rows, their names and registration numbers hand-painted on the hulls, as men in neon vests unloaded catch and frigate birds swooped down to pick at the scraps.
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Will Freeman,
New Yorker,
30 June 2026
An apparent gunshot hole was visible in the victim’s door and some scraps of mail or packaging on the floor were covered in what looked like blood.
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Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
Messenger recommends keeping trash cans clear of any food scraps or drink spills and keeping the lids sealed shut.
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Mallory Carra,
The Spruce,
27 June 2026
There are other good reasons to use up your food scraps.
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Emily Siner,
NPR,
27 June 2026
Clouds of metal scraps float through Meteos.
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Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
27 June 2026
They are made from silk and satin scraps that are arranged together in an intentionally irregular way.
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Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 June 2026
Natalie La Roche Pietri,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
But then Belly scraps her Parisian plans and pledges her young life to Jeremiah, a rising super senior at Finch majoring in getting high and going to Cabo (which, quite honestly, is more age-appropriate than a wedding).
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Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
Bearden showed people a how to see African American life through paper scraps.
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Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Jan Paul van Hecke of the Netherlands has been involved in two scraps already, the latest when he was hit while going for a header and crumbled, perhaps exaggerating a tad, after Morocco's Azzedine Ounahi challenged the header, as well.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
Wooden boats bobbed in long rows, their names and registration numbers hand-painted on the hulls, as men in neon vests unloaded catch and frigate birds swooped down to pick at the scraps.
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Will Freeman,
New Yorker,
30 June 2026
An apparent gunshot hole was visible in the victim’s door and some scraps of mail or packaging on the floor were covered in what looked like blood.
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Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
Messenger recommends keeping trash cans clear of any food scraps or drink spills and keeping the lids sealed shut.
—
Mallory Carra,
The Spruce,
27 June 2026
There are other good reasons to use up your food scraps.
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Emily Siner,
NPR,
27 June 2026
Clouds of metal scraps float through Meteos.
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Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
27 June 2026
They are made from silk and satin scraps that are arranged together in an intentionally irregular way.
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Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 June 2026
Verb
The current proposal before the board scraps 800 jobs, but community pushback has delayed the decision.
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Natalie La Roche Pietri,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
But then Belly scraps her Parisian plans and pledges her young life to Jeremiah, a rising super senior at Finch majoring in getting high and going to Cabo (which, quite honestly, is more age-appropriate than a wedding).
—
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scraps
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Perhaps even a rag-tag group of remainders can put a scare into San Antonio.
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The best-case scenario would be for the Lakers’ remainders to extend the best-of-seven series with the Rockets long enough for Doncic and Reaves to rejoin LeBron James in that Big Three, either at the end of this series or the start of the next one.
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Different software versions, and even different storage media, can preserve different file fragments and automatic backups.
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One topic in Turner’s exploration involves microplastics, the microscopic fragments created as plastic materials break down in oceans, rivers, and wastewater systems.
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Screwdriver bits attach to the tool with a magnet, and the Vulyx itself can magnetically stick to any metallic surface.
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The Ed Sullivan Theater, which first opened in 1927, is a 13-story shadow box preserving bits from a rich history of pop culture pinnacles past.
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Skoog said he was honored to receive Sayers’ endorsement, saying mayors are focused on delivering results rather than engaging in political fights.
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For five months, sentiment ran consistently negative, dragged down by trade disputes, NATO burden-sharing fights and the general friction between Washington and European capitals.
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Johnson brushes off the skirmishes, broadly speaking, as part of the governing process.
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While the war ended years before, the hostility spread from the stands — with skirmishes among supporters — into the field, when Maradona tricked the referee and the world with the World Cup’s most infamous goal, punching the ball into the net with his fist above England’s goalie Peter Shilton.
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The pope, played by Samora la Perdida, is a mincing oaf who bickers with Galas about the value of translating Wagner.
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Try the Storm Chaser, which sends you into a zero-gravity fall, catches you in a funnel, then discards you into a pool below.
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At the same time, Gans discards the psychological and spatial logic that gave meaning to the original telling’s dream-like sense of disorientation.
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The lesson is that Beijing rarely abandons strategically important objectives once they become embedded in national planning documents and long-term competition strategy.
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Cue a whole host of dodgy deals and shady string-pulling, not to mention an extramarital affair, as the entirely fictional — but no doubt true to life — character abandons any sense of morality.
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“Scraps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraps. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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