1
as in writes
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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2
as in deletes
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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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Diodorus writes that this was the reason why the Phoenician peoples became so wealthy.—
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China, Lee writes, lacks the skills to pull off such an operation and, indeed, appears to have done little to protect Maduro or has yet to come to the aid of Iran, ostensibly another partner.—
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15 Jan. 2026
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Comedy deletes your stakes, and the stakes have to feel high for this whole thing to work.—
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25 Dec. 2025
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View gallery - 11 images A sharp, new twist on the classic moka pot, the Turbo Moka packs a unique design that deletes the line between function and flair.—
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New Atlas,
18 Dec. 2025
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Yousafzai pens a portrait of a young woman discovering her identity amid immense pressure.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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The series kicks off when Dale Washberg (Tim Blake Nelson), a member of a powerful Oklahoma family, pens a suicide note, hides it inside a book on his shelves, and then shoots himself in the head.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
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Trump cancels 'second wave of attacks' against Venezuela 2.—
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9 Jan. 2026
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After her family cancels holiday plans at the last minute, Nell decides to spend the week of Christmas having fun on her own!—
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Entertainment Weekly,
7 Dec. 2025
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“Scratches (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratches%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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