scotch

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Recent Examples of scotch The scheme was scotched during Boris Johnson’s time as London mayor. Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2024 Yet Reagan had faith in them, insisted on them, and scotched the deal with Gorbachev over them. Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024 The show, which was hyped as the band’s final festival gig in Sweden, was scotched after Lyxzén was hospitalized and told to rest by doctors. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 June 2024 In a war, the United States would be unconstrained to halt North Korea’s nuclear weapons use, even if Washington’s 1994 Agreed Framework with Pyongyang scotched any thoughts of attacking the Yongbyon weapons reactor. Bennett Ramberg, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2017 See all Example Sentences for scotch 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scotch
Verb
  • Zinc oxide is a key ingredient in most infant diaper creams so its ultra gentle.
    Bea McMonagle, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • To make the cake, in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter, sugar, salt, and lime zest until light and fluffy.
    Neda Ulaby, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Jefferson and his putative running mate, Aaron Burr, each bested their Federalist rivals, Adams and his vice presidential pick, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, but Jefferson and Burr were tied in electoral votes.
    Karin Wulf / Made by History, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The Philadelphia emcee responded with a story, explaining what happened after Drizzy bested him in their bout, insisting that the label told him not to release new music.
    Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Focus on understanding end-to-end processes and business cases and mastering the art of asking questions.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The challenges his agenda attempts to address accumulated over decades, and are now greater than can be mastered by any one leader, or even one country.
    Massimo Calabresi, TIME, 19 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Buffy loves to groom—in other words, lick—my hair, probably as an act of dominance, according to my vet.
    Elizabeth Denton, Allure, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Having another week off to lick wounds is pretty nice, too.
    Tom Layberger, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Today infernos whipped by a perfect storm of high winds and drought conditions hit the Western edges of the United States especially hard.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
  • As the fire came closer, whipped by strong winds barreling down the mountains, no ambulance appeared.
    Claire Fahy, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • In a nearly a three-hour match Friday in Melbourne, Vekić defeated No. 12 seed Diana Shnaider 7-6 (4), 6-7 (3), 7-5 to advance to the round of 16.
    Jill Martin, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
  • But the white population usually defeats the preferred candidate of Black voters.
    Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The Razorbacks trimmed the MU lead to 12 on the back of a 6-0 run in the early minutes of the second half.
    Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2025
  • As the industry moves toward a leaner model, companies are trimming headcount.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • This is a case where the head of a major world power lost control of the situation completely, resulting in a crushing electoral defeat for the Democrats.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The death and destruction crushed what was and what might have been.
    Joseph Rushmore, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025

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“Scotch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scotch. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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