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as in cash
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something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
she treated her buddies to a drink whenever she had the scratch for it
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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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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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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 scratch
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 May 2025
These keep your car free from scratches or dents, but not every vehicle comes with a trailer hitch.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2025
All the pieces were well-wrapped, so nothing got scratched or dented en route.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 12 May 2025
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Noun
Building iPhones from scratch in the US will be extremely difficult even for cash-rich Apple.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 May 2025
These keep your car free from scratches or dents, but not every vehicle comes with a trailer hitch.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Verb
For materials that could scratch, such as china, copper, or glass, opt for a purple or blue scouring pad, which is a finer grade.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2025
All the pieces were well-wrapped, so nothing got scratched or dented en route.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratch
Noun
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His round wasn’t without its bumps and scrapes, with bogeys on 1, 11 and 13 but his late round surge took him from three shots back of the lead to three shots ahead of his nearest chaser.—
Mike Dojc,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Tilt skillet so eggs fill bare spots; scrape cooked eggs down from sides of skillet, and cook until just set, about 30 seconds.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025
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Nobody from the state shows up at Our Holy Mother of the Perpetual Deficit with a large canvas bag of cash.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
10 May 2025
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The farm is 37 minutes west of Kansas City and is cash only.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2025
Noun
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My assumption is that most rational human beings would happily stay in a warm and cozy office and simply listen to the building creak and groan under the force of the violent gusts.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
11 Mar. 2025
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The set is a ship’s deck that tilts and creaks ominously while a screen plays eerily textured footage of a roiling ocean.—
Houman Barekat,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Combs himself might have alluded to a propensity to stash money away in the 1997 hit that helped launch his rapping career after years as a producer and impresario.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Prosecutors, however, argued that the brothers were motivated by greed and money — their father's estate was worth nearly $15 million at the time of his death.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
14 May 2025
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That’s how many people lost money on Trump’s meme coin, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis.—
Zach Everson,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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And his whole presidency began with launching tools for bribery, meme coins to fleece working people and move around money in the dark, extortion settlements from media companies and law firms who gladly pay them.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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American tariffs are anticipated to further take a toll on U.S. currency values.—
Allison Landa,
Travel + Leisure,
21 May 2025
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If China and Europe revalue their currencies too, trade flows could shift dramatically.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Noun
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To address the needs of all customers, Pizza Collective also offers gluten-free dough options.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Then make dough by gradually adding: 3 ¼ cups sifted flour, approximate Add enough flour to make a manageable dough.—
Kelly Brant,
Arkansas Online,
13 May 2025
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“Scratch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratch. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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