scratch (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratch (out)
Verb
  • Vought, who helped write the policy blueprint known as Project 2025, is playing a major role during the shutdown, including on decisions over whether there are mass layoffs of federal employees instead of furloughs and what funding is cut and what is allowed to flow.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • From creating social media posts to writing stories to leading search-audience strategy — and a whole lot more — lead digital producer Chris Kuhagen has a huge impact on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newsroom.
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There is no mechanism for recovering data once it has been deleted, Flock Safety states on its website.
    Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Some companies have strategically deployed offensive tactics and obtained immediate results including short-sellers deleting a report and/or issuing a retraction.
    Tim Reynolds, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The actress revealed that the school’s syllabus includes several non-fiction books, ranging from politics in Russia to those penned by early English authors.
    Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Idle is also penned the book and lyrics for the Broadway hit Spamalot, in addition to co-writing the musical.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • An upcoming Chris Brown concert, scheduled to take place in Memphis, Tennessee, has been cancelled two weeks ahead of showtime.
    John Beifuss, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Future Ruins, the inaugural film-music festival run by Oscar-winning duo Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, has been canceled.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 4 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 9 Oct. 2025.

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