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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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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Ilana previously wrote for the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and Raleigh News & Observer.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
15 Feb. 2025 -
The year's poem was written against a pink background decorated with tiny hearts.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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The mayor is also accused of creating and having aides create fake paper trails and of deleting messages with others involved in his misconduct.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The legislature deleted the video soon after, and the Senate recessed until 2 p.m. Hosemann was conscious and sitting upright as medical staff administered aid, Mississippi Today reported.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
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It was penned by Elvio D’Aprile under Pininfarina’s head of design, Lorenzo Ramaciotti.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2025
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The script has been penned by Frazer Flintham, Adam Brown and Piers Ashworth with additional material by Jake Brunger.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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The largest item on its latest list is a $1.9 billion cut at the Treasury Department—except this contract was actually canceled last fall, under the Biden administration, before DOGE even existed, The Times reported.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Nearly seven years after Daredevil was canceled at Netflix, Daredevil: Born Again has risen from the ashes.—
Kirsten Chuba,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Scratch (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratch%20%28out%29. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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