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something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
she treated her buddies to a drink whenever she had the scratch for it
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Recent Examples of scratch
William Jones, USA Today, 18 June 2026
In Japan, Prime Video’s second-largest APAC market, also marking a decade on the platform, country manager Keisuke Oishi recalled having to build a subscription-streaming habit almost from scratch in 2015, in a market still anchored to free-to-air television.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
Cal Phillips, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2026
Very much on the plus side, the output can't smudge, doesn't scratch easily, is almost impossible to tear, and is virtually impervious to water, so high scores for survivability.
—M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 19 June 2026
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Noun
Recruiting a replacement, retraining from scratch, rebuilding institutional knowledge, and absorbing the productivity gap in between transitions—each cycle erodes the cost advantage that made offshore hiring attractive in the first place.
—William Jones, USA Today, 18 June 2026
In Japan, Prime Video’s second-largest APAC market, also marking a decade on the platform, country manager Keisuke Oishi recalled having to build a subscription-streaming habit almost from scratch in 2015, in a market still anchored to free-to-air television.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
Verb
Pitcher Nathan Eovaldi was scheduled to start for the Rangers but was scratched due to left knee soreness.
—Cal Phillips, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2026
Very much on the plus side, the output can't smudge, doesn't scratch easily, is almost impossible to tear, and is virtually impervious to water, so high scores for survivability.
—M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratch
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The Dirty Beaches founder’s own saxophone and trumpet lead the players’ cut-and-pasted recordings down dark alleys of decay and introspection, backdropped by percussive bangs and scrapes that suggest the construction of some great, mysterious superstructure.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
19 June 2026
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This stubbornly optimistic place, where family after family scrapes and claws and laughs and dances their way to a better tomorrow.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Conley also has the most campaign cash, with $940,000 on hand.—
Chris McKenna,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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This anonymous political cash is commonly known as dark money, and its prevalence is growing.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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But the quiet-part-out-loud here is that the Duffer Brothers ditching Netflix for a four-year deal at Paramount seems to have rubbed high-ranking Netflix executives the wrong way, the first source told THR.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
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According to police, Foulke, Acrey and Millevoix encountered a man and woman waiting for a ride-share outside when one of the three rubbed their knuckles across a man's head.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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As usual, McCartney scribbled all over the blueprint.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Each time Yamamoto took the mound, his interpreter, Sonoda, sat on the dugout ledge, scribbling his own notes to help streamline Yamamoto’s process.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
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Iwerks worked with Bonnie Wild, a sound mixer whose credits include multiple Marvel and Star Wars projects, to piece together all of the sound from scratch — every creak of metal, every footstep and hammer, and every tractor driving across concrete.—
Matthew Jacobs,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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Mr Cobra opens like a dark, cobwebbed staircase leading into a vast and foreboding space, all frantic flute and piano, creaks, and bone-chilling screeches (not to mention a slutty monologue seemingly communicated via Google Translate).—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
17 Apr. 2026
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Medora Lee is a money, markets, and personal finance reporter at USA TODAY.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Nathan quickly discovered that limited money forces difficult choices.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
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Matt Spicer directed the movie, written by Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
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Getty Images Hello, this is Gail Krishnan writing to you from Singapore.—
Gail Krishnan,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
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There were things in possession, such as a car, a house, or a gold coin and things in action, such as debts or contractual rights.—
Susie Violet Ward,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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But just as most documentary filmmakers learn to make do with limited coin, so has SSD.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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“Scratch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratch. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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