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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratch (out)
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The pizza giant is well positioned for share gains, the firm wrote recently.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
2 Aug. 2025 -
The vigil was scheduled for August 1. Costly wrote that Baquera was survived by his two sons and a daughter.—
Maritza Dominguez,
AZCentral.com,
2 Aug. 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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A day prior, Leatherwood had penned an op-ed commending former President Joe Biden for deciding not to seek reelection.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
1 Aug. 2025
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Tolkien penned his popular fantasy series during World War II.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
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Peru Peru’s national emergency center has canceled tsunami alerts for the country’s entire coast as of 9:15 p.m. local time (10:15 p.m. ET).—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
31 July 2025
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But the Trump administration canceled the FEMA program that provided the funds.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
31 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 5 Aug. 2025.
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