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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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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In June, several Republican U.S. lawmakers from Arizona and Texas who usually side with Trump's Make American Great Again policies wrote a letter to the Commerce Secretary imploring the Trump administration not to end the Tomato Suspension Agreement.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025 -
Over the three years of the pandemic, Bradley conducted more than 6,000 color consultations, an experience that inspired her to write her first book, Master the Art of Color.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 July 2025
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The latest example is the Pentagon, which was forced to delete and then repost a video featuring Defense Sec.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
14 July 2025
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In a scathing rant on X (which has since been deleted), Musk criticized the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein records.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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In his new interview with Andrew Callaghan, Hunter offered a particularly scathing takedown of George Clooney, who famously penned an op-ed for The New York Times in July 2024 that publicly urged Biden to drop out of the race.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and Sergio Mendes have also sung lyrics penned by the pair.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
18 July 2025
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Years later, her character was set to lead a separate reboot for Peacock, but the project was canceled in 2021.—
Danny Horn,
EW.com,
19 July 2025
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Was the show canceled because late night TV is a relic of the past?—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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“Scratch (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratch%20%28out%29. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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