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Recent Examples of scratched
Even though Neto played on Sunday and was in the lineup on Monday afternoon, he was scratched shortly before the game.
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
The Royals also caught a break, avoiding young Reds ace Chase Burns, who was scratched due to illness.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
Leibrandt was an emergency long reliever after Burns was scratched because of illness.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Users should also avoid using PTFE pans that are scratched, flaking or losing their nonstick properties.
—Ryan Brennan
june 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
If you have been bitten or scratched by any stray animals or an animal suspected to have rabies, seek medial care immediately and let your provider know about the possible exposure.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Johnson, the second batter of the frame, hit a long fly ball to right field that kept carrying and scratched the wall as Jarrod Hocking attempted to rob it.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 29 May 2026
Hagens had just one assist in seven games in the tournament and was scratched for one game.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
The Giants scratched across another run in the sixth as Matt Chapman led off with a double and scored on a Jesus Rodriquez groundout.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
The Royals also caught a break, avoiding young Reds ace Chase Burns, who was scratched due to illness.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
Leibrandt was an emergency long reliever after Burns was scratched because of illness.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Users should also avoid using PTFE pans that are scratched, flaking or losing their nonstick properties.
—Ryan Brennan
june 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
If you have been bitten or scratched by any stray animals or an animal suspected to have rabies, seek medial care immediately and let your provider know about the possible exposure.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Johnson, the second batter of the frame, hit a long fly ball to right field that kept carrying and scratched the wall as Jarrod Hocking attempted to rob it.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 29 May 2026
Hagens had just one assist in seven games in the tournament and was scratched for one game.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
The Giants scratched across another run in the sixth as Matt Chapman led off with a double and scored on a Jesus Rodriquez groundout.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratched
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How humans write, speak, code and compose was easily scraped off the internet, but the bots need more information to master how to stand, step, lift, squeeze, pour and perform other physical movements.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Text, images, and videos could be easily scraped from the internet at an industrial scale.—
Robert Hart,
The Verge,
29 May 2026
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Add 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped or grated, zest of 1 lemon, ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, 1 tsp.—
Alexia Duchêne,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 May 2026
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In this recipe from The Vegetable Butcher cookbook, Cara Mangini sautes grated carrot, pine nuts, and garlic in olive oil, then stirs the mixture into Greek yogurt.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
21 May 2026
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With his contribution, Scott’s Cactus Jack logo replaced the Spotify sponsor at the center of the shirt, appearing in a rough handwritten script alongside his signature scribbled face motif, both printed in Barcelona’s iconic gold, similar to the chest.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The two teenagers who walked into a San Diego mosque with assault rifles on Monday wore patches displaying the Black Sun—a neo-Nazi iteration of the swastika—and had scribbled white-supremacist symbols in white correction fluid on their guns.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
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Authorities recovered airsoft guns with neo-Nazi references scrawled on one in white and said that the Columbine High School shooters, as well as Roof and Tarrant, were among his influences.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
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Two earlier copies contain the poem in Old English, but as afterthoughts — translated from Latin and scrawled into the margin or appended but not within the text’s main body, according to the researchers.—
Andrea Rosa,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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“Scratched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratched. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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