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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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