1
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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2
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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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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He's written dozens of profiles of entrepreneurs across a variety of fields and done deep dives into technological trends from superconductors to space travel to pharmaceuticals.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025 -
Cookbooks written from Syria to Spain featured the dish.—
Claire Turrell,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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It has also been deleted from Reddit by moderators but has shared with Newsweek by the dad who first uploaded it.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Bad spelling and grammar ensured that most users deleted the message, leaving only the most gullible users in the pipeline.—
Kevin Korte,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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But Hansi Flick’s high press penned Atletico back and, by half-time, Barca were 3-2 up thanks to goals from Pedri, Pau Cubarsi and Inigo Martinez’s free header from a corner.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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In an open letter to fans, Winston penned a heartfelt goodbye to the organization on Thursday after signing with the New York Giants on a two-year, $8 million deal last month.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Such initiatives, therefore, come under threat – if not cancelled outright, as 2008-2009 showed – if companies are forced to make major budget cutbacks.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The district received only $6 million of its $150 million grant before the program was canceled.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Scratch (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratch%20%28out%29. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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