SCRATCHES (OUT) Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

scratches (out)

verb

Definition of scratches (out) next

present tense third-person singular of scratch (out)

as in writes

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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as in deletes

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it scratched out the old phone number and wrote in the new one

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stets

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As Forbes retail contributor Kiri Masters writes, the de minimis law allows direct-to-consumer platforms like Temu to potentially avoid tariffs on individual shipments up to $800 per day, while traditional retailers and sellers importing in bulk would face the full impact.

DeArbea Walker, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Santana writes for the Associated Press.

Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024

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“Scratches (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratches%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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