1
as in to write
to compose and set down on paper the words of
scratched out a poem for his beloved wife on the home front
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2
as in to delete
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it
scratched out the old phone number and wrote in the new one
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The annotated text of the original Voting Rights Act is below, along with scholarship written about the act before and after its passage.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
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As the 1970s began, the brothers wrote and performed the theme song to the ABC show Nanny and the Professor, starring Juliet Mills and Richard Long.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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While it was later discovered that the explosion was caused by a Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket that misfired, MSF neither corrected nor deleted its condemnation, which is still available on X but has a community note.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The posts, many made as replies to Pulte’s tweets, were not widely read and often deleted, according to court records.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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After Stone’s passing, Archer penned an emotional tribute to his mother.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Standing Up, Falling Down scribe Peter Hoare penned the script.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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But our flights had been canceled amid rocket fire and regional escalation, fallout from Israel’s latest offensive in Gaza and its war with Iran.—
Reem Kassis,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2025
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Despite Spapens’ declaration that the Disturbed concert is canceled, tickets for the gig are still listed on Live Nation, as well as still included on the band’s tour website.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Scratch (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratch%20%28out%29. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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