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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
FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Cioppino is a result of their resourcefulness, tossing seafood scraps into stockpots, down on Fisherman’s Wharf.
—Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Grace can find scraps and extract blood from zombies, buckets, and other viscera.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
Leftover scraps of the scarves are twisted and transformed into necklaces with the addition of pearls.
—Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
People in Highland Park can put food scraps and yard waste in a compost bin for pickup, but that service is not available in Waukegan.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Avoid pouring grease, oil, or food scraps into the sink.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2026
The hotel will take all of its coffee grounds from Gavel and vegetable scraps and give it to Charlie Acres to build compost which is turned into animal bedding.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Of all big-time sports in the United States, college football employs the most caste-like system, where success, money and power has traditionally, and almost without exception, been wielded by the biggest, most tradition-rich football programs and everybody else fights for scraps.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
Take the quiz here … BUCKLE UP – Major airline scraps two signature policies many passengers long depended on.
—FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Cioppino is a result of their resourcefulness, tossing seafood scraps into stockpots, down on Fisherman’s Wharf.
—Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Grace can find scraps and extract blood from zombies, buckets, and other viscera.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
Leftover scraps of the scarves are twisted and transformed into necklaces with the addition of pearls.
—Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
People in Highland Park can put food scraps and yard waste in a compost bin for pickup, but that service is not available in Waukegan.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Avoid pouring grease, oil, or food scraps into the sink.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2026
The hotel will take all of its coffee grounds from Gavel and vegetable scraps and give it to Charlie Acres to build compost which is turned into animal bedding.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Of all big-time sports in the United States, college football employs the most caste-like system, where success, money and power has traditionally, and almost without exception, been wielded by the biggest, most tradition-rich football programs and everybody else fights for scraps.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
Verb
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
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“Scraps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraps. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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