as in odds and ends
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of scrap heap
Companies like Impossible Project and Film Ferrania started up production of Polaroid-compatible and 35-mm film, respectively, firing up manufacturing equipment that otherwise would have been headed to the scrap heap.
—
Ars Technica, 29 Nov. 2024
So why would the Steelers bench Fields — a former first-round draft pick seemingly realizing his potential — for a quarterback signed off the scrap heap whose last team paid him a fortune to go away?
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
Baltimore’s defensive linemen totaled $18 million in salary last season, meaning they were molded off the scrap heap to help the Ravens to the AFC Championship Game.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2024
But credit also goes to the fill-in players who’ve picked up plenty of the slack, including the trio of Ramón Laureano, Whit Merrifield and Gio Urshela, all signed off the scrap heap after being released by other teams.
—David O'Brien, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for scrap heap 
Ars Technica, 29 Nov. 2024
So why would the Steelers bench Fields — a former first-round draft pick seemingly realizing his potential — for a quarterback signed off the scrap heap whose last team paid him a fortune to go away?
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
Baltimore’s defensive linemen totaled $18 million in salary last season, meaning they were molded off the scrap heap to help the Ravens to the AFC Championship Game.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2024
But credit also goes to the fill-in players who’ve picked up plenty of the slack, including the trio of Ramón Laureano, Whit Merrifield and Gio Urshela, all signed off the scrap heap after being released by other teams.
—David O'Brien, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for scrap heap
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrap heap
Noun
-
Just four years later, Howard found himself being traded away in a salary dump.—
Tim Bontemps,
chicagotribune.com,
21 June 2017
-
New York City is gradually transforming its largest trash dump, Fresh Kills on Staten Island, into a vast expanse of parkland and restored natural areas.—
Andres Viglucci,
miamiherald,
15 June 2017
Noun
-
Many who have returned home since the ceasefire began have found only mounds of rubble. —Magdy reported from Cairo and Krauss from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.—
Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
-
Those returning to their homes in recent days have frequently encountered only piles of rubble that remain.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
This immersive documentary is a bracingly intimate and hallucinatory portrait of 67-year-old Lloyd, a man with schizophrenia surviving amidst urban detritus and decay.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
18 Dec. 2024
-
Shards of glass crack underfoot and rubble falls from above as people sweep away the damage from their flats, lobbing detritus off balconies.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN,
30 Nov. 2024
Noun
-
Duties on lumber from Canada had already risen to 14.4% this summer after the expiration of a U.S.-Canada agreement on softwood lumber.—
Don Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
-
Kengo Kuma & Associates uses lumber for screens, scaffolds, and panels hung on a steel-frame pavilion.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
Some compress you like a sausage casing, others sag into shapeless blobs after one wash, and the worst?—
Boutayna Chokrane,
WIRED,
16 Jan. 2025
-
To hand wash, fill up a basin with cool water, add detergent for delicates, and gently agitate before rinsing and squeezing out excess water.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
This number does not include sewage backups into buildings.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
-
In December, the coastal area around Salt Creek in Dana Point was closed after 3,375 gallons of sewage spilled into the sea.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
Thesaurus Entries Near scrap heap
Cite this Entry
“Scrap heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrap%20heap. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share