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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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
ArsTechnica, 12 June 2025
Sanford started a squad from scratch, built up the roster and even coached them, all while running a swift 4:25 mile along the way.
—Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Eric Stephens, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Do not use paper towels or abrasive materials that can scratch the screen.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
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Noun
The mock-up board shown in photos validates the footprints of chips and connectors, all redrawn from scratch.
—ArsTechnica, 12 June 2025
Sanford started a squad from scratch, built up the roster and even coached them, all while running a swift 4:25 mile along the way.
—Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Verb
On the other hand, he was often scratched, and the defense mix now (and in the near future) remains crowded.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Do not use paper towels or abrasive materials that can scratch the screen.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratch
Noun
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The following day, though, Sovereignty’s trainer Bill Mott said the horse had a scrape on his right front pastern, which is above the hoof.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Wash your feet with warm, soapy water each night, checking for any injuries like cuts or scrapes.—
Isabel Casimiro,
Verywell Health,
22 May 2025
Noun
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While cash incentives and catchy songs haven’t proven very effective at convincing people around the world to have children, one thing experts believe might work is cheap or free childcare.—
Alix Martichoux,
The Hill,
15 June 2025
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However, the judge ruled neither exchange could be entered as evidence, saying the $1 million cash conversation was too prejudicial, while the Gina message lacked context and the necessary foundation to be shown to the jury.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
15 June 2025
Noun
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Like any old building, Larkin Lodge has creaks and drafts, but Emily thinks there’s more going on.—
Gabino Iglesias,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Photo : Icon 4x4 For this prototype, sound-deadening materials and carpeting were absent in order to help locate newfound creaks and rattles that a V-8 engine might cover up.—
Michael Van Runkle,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2025
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During their discussion of her 2015 album, Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz, the former Disney star revealed where some of her money went without her accountant's knowledge.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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So, for an organisation struggling to find the money needed to make English football’s grassroots facilities green and pleasant once more, Khan’s offer was timely and tempting.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
Noun
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The coin's limited reach is compounded by a lack of real users.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
3 June 2025
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The biggest hurdle will be solving distribution – creating a network effect that results in a coin being widely adopted.—
Michael Abbott,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Put in a different way, trust is the currency of AI success.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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The currency is used in a number of ways, including for payments and futures trading.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
13 June 2025
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So much so that Gaziantep has become synonymous with the sweet pastry, made of several layers of phyllo dough, filled with nuts and soaked in syrup or honey.—
Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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Overlap opposite corners of dough to the center over filling.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Scratch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratch. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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