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Recent Examples of scratched
Keeping your electronics separated is an excellent way to avoid scratched screens and tangled cables.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
When agents reemerged, many of them were scratched and bleeding from navigating the heavy brush.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Strider had been scheduled to start in Monday's spring training finale against Pittsburgh before being scratched.
—CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
However, a deep clean can also breathe new life into your floors if they aren’t scratched or stained.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
He was scratched from Monday’s start in Bradenton, Florida, against the Pirates.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Strider had been scheduled to start in Monday's spring training finale against Pittsburgh before being scratched.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
During Friday’s practice, Klingberg, who was scratched from the Sharks’ game on Thursday, a 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres, was paired with Dmitry Orlov.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
Garrett Crochet was scratched from his Sunday start against the Minnesota Twins, and will instead pitch in a minor league game Monday.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
When agents reemerged, many of them were scratched and bleeding from navigating the heavy brush.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Strider had been scheduled to start in Monday's spring training finale against Pittsburgh before being scratched.
—CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
However, a deep clean can also breathe new life into your floors if they aren’t scratched or stained.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
He was scratched from Monday’s start in Bradenton, Florida, against the Pirates.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Strider had been scheduled to start in Monday's spring training finale against Pittsburgh before being scratched.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
During Friday’s practice, Klingberg, who was scratched from the Sharks’ game on Thursday, a 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres, was paired with Dmitry Orlov.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
Garrett Crochet was scratched from his Sunday start against the Minnesota Twins, and will instead pitch in a minor league game Monday.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratched
Verb
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Your dinner plates will be scraped clean even faster, ready for seconds.—
Hana Asbrink,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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Max Scherzer looks sharp, feels fresh Max Scherzer scraped his cleats on the back of the Minnesota Twins’ spring mound before stepping in for his first pitch on Friday.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Remove sauce from heat and mix in 2 garlic cloves, finely grated, and pasta, then gently fold in reserved leeks.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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Place grated zucchini in a colander set over a bowl.—
Laura Mclively,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Another video shared on Instagram, presumably taken at an earlier point, shows the same bot rumbling along to deliver some food with the same graffiti scribbled on its exterior.—
Joe Wilkins Published Mar 19,
Futurism,
19 Mar. 2026
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Graduate students in tie-dye shirts worked under fume hoods; on the glass that protected them from chemicals, synthesis reactions were scribbled in black marker.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The last two generations came of age in a world where digital birthday cards are standard, signatures are scrawled awkwardly using a finger and to-do shopping lists no longer offer the satisfying opportunity to scratch out item after item.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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In the nearly nine months since the shootings, her name has been scrawled on firearms used in other deadly attacks.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
5 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Scratched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratched. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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