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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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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Neptune entering Aries the next day boosts your creative flow, so write, speak, draw, or dance it out.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
refinery29.com,
27 Feb. 2025 -
Out of necessity, James Madison wrote, of some stable institution in the government.—
ABC NEWS,
ABC News,
27 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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The story, penned by Charles Dionne, tells of the reappearance of a teenage boy which disrupts a Finnish immigrant family’s peace in Quebec.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
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Lively, who played Serena van der Woodsen opposite Trachtenberg's Georgina Sparks, penned an emotional tribute on her Instagram Story Wednesday.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Nebraska coach Matt Rhule’s concerns about players being poached and Texas’ and USC’s decisions recently to cancel their spring games for different reasons have sparked discussion about the value of spring games and what role spring practice still has.—
Sam Khan Jr.,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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The 1975’s set was cut short and the Malaysian government canceled the rest of the festival.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
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 2 Mar. 2025.
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