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Recent Examples of scrap heap
Option 2: Pluck someone from the scrap heap The benefit of adding any of these guys is that none of them would require the Flyers giving up any assets.
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Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Nearly a third of the purchase price came from funds originally set aside to seismically retrofit the Hall of Administration and update its electrical system, effectively sentencing the place to the literal and historical scrap heap.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Romy Gonzalez off waivers Picked up off the scrap heap in the dead of winter, Romy Gonzalez wound up becoming a solid bench piece for the Red Sox, batting .266 over 89 games while appearing at every defensive position besides pitcher and catcher.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Oct. 2024
Companies like Impossible Project and Film Ferrania started up production of Polaroid-compatible and 35-mm film, respectively, firing up manufacturing equipment that otherwise would have been headed to the scrap heap.
—Ars Technica, 29 Nov. 2024
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Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Nearly a third of the purchase price came from funds originally set aside to seismically retrofit the Hall of Administration and update its electrical system, effectively sentencing the place to the literal and historical scrap heap.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Romy Gonzalez off waivers Picked up off the scrap heap in the dead of winter, Romy Gonzalez wound up becoming a solid bench piece for the Red Sox, batting .266 over 89 games while appearing at every defensive position besides pitcher and catcher.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Oct. 2024
Companies like Impossible Project and Film Ferrania started up production of Polaroid-compatible and 35-mm film, respectively, firing up manufacturing equipment that otherwise would have been headed to the scrap heap.
—Ars Technica, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrap heap
Noun
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Just four years later, Howard found himself being traded away in a salary dump.—
Tim Bontemps,
chicagotribune.com,
21 June 2017
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New York City is gradually transforming its largest trash dump, Fresh Kills on Staten Island, into a vast expanse of parkland and restored natural areas.—
Andres Viglucci,
miamiherald,
15 June 2017
Noun
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Command centers and weapons storage facilities, once the backbone of its operational capabilities, have been reduced to rubble.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Those that have returned have been shocked by the devastation: their houses and belongings were mostly reduced to rubble and the signs of a humanitarian crisis are apparent on every corner.—
Camilla Alcini,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The debris caused flight disruptions, and one piece of detritus struck a vehicle on the island of South Caicos, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Sports journalists can collect a lot of detritus: old ID cards, press credentials to get into big games, phones that stop working or become obsolete.—
Victor Mather,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The uncertainty surrounding the tariffs, including the potential effects on the price of raw materials such as steel and lumber, is forcing him to review his plans to build a new restaurant.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025
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The biggest losses are projected in the case of persisting tariffs by the U.S. and major retaliatory tariffs coming from the other two countries in question for industries like mining, leather and lumber, but also computers, electronics and electronic equipment.—
Katharina Buchholz,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Snag them on sale in one (or more) of eight versatile washes.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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The high-quality denim comes in three core washes — washed white, mid-blue and dark indigo.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Maryland has made great strides in restoring underwater grasses in the Upper Bay, but inflows of raw sewage have to be hampering that progress.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Feb. 2025
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This can occur when a sewage spill impacts ocean waters.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Scrap heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrap%20heap. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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