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Recent Examples of scratches
Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Consistent cleaning routines and safe storage habits help prevent smudges, scratches, and buildup.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
Without proper padding and protection, your device risks scratches, dents, or worse, internal damage.
—Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Hearth & Hand with Magnolia Wood Serving Trivet This 13-inch by 10-inch wood trivet keeps hot or heavy dishes lifted off the table, helping prevent scratches and spills.
—Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Giving you a sense of safety within its branches, but the pain from the fall teaches you that those scratches can be healed.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
Fingerprints, dust, and scratches torpedoed early designs that envisioned users removing the discs from sleeves as casually as record albums; instead, the final version kept the discs encased in a plastic shell that was then inserted into the player.
—Allison Marsh, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Sep. 2025
An elevator pitch barely scratches the surface.
—Gina Riley, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Many visitors to Malta make Gozo a day trip, but that barely scratches the surface of what the 26-square-mile island has to offer.
—AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
And, anyway, there’s still plenty of good rap out there that scratches the country itch without having to do too much cosplay.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2025
That was presumably the thought process behind this Turkish production, which deftly scratches two very different itches at once.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2025
The photos show Clay with bruising and swelling around one of his eyes and scratches on his face.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Premier didn’t have to leave his trademark techniques behind to appropriately score Roc’s pimp chronicles; his signature scratches and vocal clips are all over the project.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
They’re made of heavy-duty, durable ceramic with a glass porcelain finish and are resistant to scratches.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Consistent cleaning routines and safe storage habits help prevent smudges, scratches, and buildup.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
Without proper padding and protection, your device risks scratches, dents, or worse, internal damage.
—Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Hearth & Hand with Magnolia Wood Serving Trivet This 13-inch by 10-inch wood trivet keeps hot or heavy dishes lifted off the table, helping prevent scratches and spills.
—Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Giving you a sense of safety within its branches, but the pain from the fall teaches you that those scratches can be healed.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
Prone to thermal shock and scratches easily.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
Fingerprints, dust, and scratches torpedoed early designs that envisioned users removing the discs from sleeves as casually as record albums; instead, the final version kept the discs encased in a plastic shell that was then inserted into the player.
—Allison Marsh, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Sep. 2025
An elevator pitch barely scratches the surface.
—Gina Riley, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Many visitors to Malta make Gozo a day trip, but that barely scratches the surface of what the 26-square-mile island has to offer.
—AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
And, anyway, there’s still plenty of good rap out there that scratches the country itch without having to do too much cosplay.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2025
That was presumably the thought process behind this Turkish production, which deftly scratches two very different itches at once.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2025
The photos show Clay with bruising and swelling around one of his eyes and scratches on his face.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Premier didn’t have to leave his trademark techniques behind to appropriately score Roc’s pimp chronicles; his signature scratches and vocal clips are all over the project.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratches
Noun
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Wallen then stumbles to his feet in the middle of the road, as rain pours down, with close-up images showing Wallen in tattered clothes and covered in scrapes and cuts.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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Josie had some scrapes from running into the woods.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Specifically, Byron’s enthusiasm for Guinness — the beer and the family — rubs him the wrong way.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Ray, grateful for the distraction, rubs my Lab behind his ears and tells me how much Michelle loved dogs.—
Ted Katauskas,
Outside,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Inside the Sámi church, centuries-old wood creaks under candlelight—while at Nutti Sámi Siida (a reindeer lodge offering traditional Sámi experiences), visitors sip warm lingonberry juice and listen to joik songs.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Hope scrawls a single word on the paper and folds it up.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Scratches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratches. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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