scratch (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratch (out)
Verb
  • Frantz writes that Homestead was a perfect counter to the Pinkertons’ self-mythologizing.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 15 June 2025
  • Interestingly, more people bet on the first half’s total points—about 2.3 million tickets were written—but the average amount bet was about half that of first- and third-quarter point bets.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 15 June 2025
Verb
  • La Liga had to delete the registration of new FC Barcelona star Joan Garcia after mistakenly including him in the Catalans' first team squad on Friday afternoon, a few hours after the goalkeeper signed his contract at the Joan Gamper CT.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
  • For those who are not U.S. citizens, there is no guarantee that photos taken at airports will be deleted.
    Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Veteran screenwriter and novelist Kazuki Nakashima penned the screenplay, with character designs by Takashi Okazaki and music by Yugo Kanno.
    Sara Merican, Deadline, 13 June 2025
  • Oldman also credited screenwriter James Hart for penning a script that pulled him in with its fresh take on the old classic.
    Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 13 June 2025
Verb
  • All incoming and outgoing flights from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport have been canceled.
    Christina Wilkie,Anniek Bao,Riya Bhattacharjee, CNBC, 13 June 2025
  • That includes canceling $500 million for activities related to infectious diseases and child and maternal health and another $400 million to address the global HIV epidemic.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 June 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 Jun. 2025.

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