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as in remainders
an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value
only a scrap of silk was left on the sewing table after they had finished the project
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as in fragments
a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete
a scrap of paper fluttered to the floor
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as in bits
a very small piece
brushed away a scrap of lint
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as in fights
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
the state legislature's annual scrap over the budget
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as in skirmishes
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups
several drunken revelers were involved in a scrap outside of the nightclub
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as in bickers
to express different opinions about something often angrily
the young couple often scrapped about money and their very disparate spending habits
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as in discards
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
we've decided to scrap the second car
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as in abandons
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
we scrapped our plans to go to Paris, and set out the next day for Prague
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Recent Examples of scraps
Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 Mar. 2026
This is the first time the city’s office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency has offered assistance for organics recycling, which separates food scraps from other waste for processing into compost, a soil fertilizer.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Nightcrawlers thrive on organic food scraps such as coffee grounds, crushed egg shells, potato peels, and other veggie scraps.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
Another method uses glue to attach flower petals, colorful paper, or scraps of cloth to the egg.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 25 Mar. 2026
By this token, the politician who steals scraps of another’s rhetoric (even if the actual stealing is performed by speechwriters) is derided as if he had been found watching pornography.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Now that all of show business has sunk to Valerie’s level of scrounging for scraps, there’s no one better qualified to rally the troops.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Mar. 2026
Seagulls flew down to the sand looking for scraps.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Indiana State was a team built from scraps and one world-class talent from tiny French Lick, said Peter Robert Casey in Slam magazine.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2026
Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
Rescuers believe the feline had spent over a decade outdoors, surviving harsh winters sustained on scraps from nearby residents.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 Mar. 2026
This is the first time the city’s office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency has offered assistance for organics recycling, which separates food scraps from other waste for processing into compost, a soil fertilizer.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Nightcrawlers thrive on organic food scraps such as coffee grounds, crushed egg shells, potato peels, and other veggie scraps.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
Another method uses glue to attach flower petals, colorful paper, or scraps of cloth to the egg.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 25 Mar. 2026
By this token, the politician who steals scraps of another’s rhetoric (even if the actual stealing is performed by speechwriters) is derided as if he had been found watching pornography.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Now that all of show business has sunk to Valerie’s level of scrounging for scraps, there’s no one better qualified to rally the troops.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Mar. 2026
Seagulls flew down to the sand looking for scraps.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Indiana State was a team built from scraps and one world-class talent from tiny French Lick, said Peter Robert Casey in Slam magazine.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
But then Belly scraps her Parisian plans and pledges her young life to Jeremiah, a rising super senior at Finch majoring in getting high and going to Cabo (which, quite honestly, is more age-appropriate than a wedding).
—Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Scraps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraps. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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