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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
Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Use 4-inch round cookie cutters to cut out, rerolling scraps as needed.
—Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Always cut your biscuits close together to reduce the amount of scraps that need to be re-worked.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
Nearly two years later, there’s still evidence at the crime scene that shook this small island country — ash on jutting rocks, melted scraps of plastic and fabric scattered in the verdant shrubbery where wild dogs stalk giant lizards.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
As the book progresses, some of the children in the photographs are older and more in control of their outward expression, but scraps of strangeness or incongruity always peek through.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Also try the herbed cavatelli in lamb ragout − one of my favorite pasta dishes in town − or the duck confit served on a bed of creamy cassoulet beans cooked low and slow in a stock of ham scraps and leeks.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025
So when Luise was frustrated by her experiments with canvas one afternoon at MacDowell and threw her scraps into her studio’s fireplace, Morton was there to witness the epiphany that followed.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Black Girl Magic has an entire economy of women who refuse to play small, refuse to compete for scraps, and refuse to let comparison steal their audacity.
—Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
No more countertop composters hogging space, and no more frozen bags of scraps taking up precious ice cream real estate.
—Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Use 4-inch round cookie cutters to cut out, rerolling scraps as needed.
—Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Always cut your biscuits close together to reduce the amount of scraps that need to be re-worked.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
Nearly two years later, there’s still evidence at the crime scene that shook this small island country — ash on jutting rocks, melted scraps of plastic and fabric scattered in the verdant shrubbery where wild dogs stalk giant lizards.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
As the book progresses, some of the children in the photographs are older and more in control of their outward expression, but scraps of strangeness or incongruity always peek through.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Also try the herbed cavatelli in lamb ragout − one of my favorite pasta dishes in town − or the duck confit served on a bed of creamy cassoulet beans cooked low and slow in a stock of ham scraps and leeks.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025
So when Luise was frustrated by her experiments with canvas one afternoon at MacDowell and threw her scraps into her studio’s fireplace, Morton was there to witness the epiphany that followed.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Black Girl Magic has an entire economy of women who refuse to play small, refuse to compete for scraps, and refuse to let comparison steal their audacity.
—Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
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 7 Nov. 2025.
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