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Recent Examples of scrap heap
Option 2: Pluck someone from the scrap heap The benefit of adding any of these guys is that none of them would require the Flyers giving up any assets.
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Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Nearly a third of the purchase price came from funds originally set aside to seismically retrofit the Hall of Administration and update its electrical system, effectively sentencing the place to the literal and historical scrap heap.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Romy Gonzalez off waivers Picked up off the scrap heap in the dead of winter, Romy Gonzalez wound up becoming a solid bench piece for the Red Sox, batting .266 over 89 games while appearing at every defensive position besides pitcher and catcher.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Oct. 2024
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
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Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Nearly a third of the purchase price came from funds originally set aside to seismically retrofit the Hall of Administration and update its electrical system, effectively sentencing the place to the literal and historical scrap heap.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Romy Gonzalez off waivers Picked up off the scrap heap in the dead of winter, Romy Gonzalez wound up becoming a solid bench piece for the Red Sox, batting .266 over 89 games while appearing at every defensive position besides pitcher and catcher.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Oct. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrap heap
Noun
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Just four years later, Howard found himself being traded away in a salary dump.—
Tim Bontemps,
chicagotribune.com,
21 June 2017
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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
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The collection of works for this show, featuring a number of new pieces, mixes glass, earth, stone, lace and bronze elements, along with some bronze cast and borosilicate glass forms that Akashi recovered from the rubble of her studio.—
The Editors,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Gulf Arab states would also be expected to finance much of Gaza's redevelopment as rubble is cleared.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2025
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The elegiac sweep involves the clearing away of detritus.—
Colin Fleming,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Opening on Valentine’s Day, Jacqueline Sullivan’s new show is all about cups: as cherished wedding gifts, antiques sitting in your grandmother’s curio cabinet, detritus at the garage sale, and collectibles reinvented by contemporary artists.—
Morgan Meier,
Curbed,
12 Feb. 2025
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Image Since taking office a month ago, Mr. Trump has enacted a 10 percent tariff on imports from China and is poised in coming weeks to add wider import taxes of 25 percent or higher on cars, steel and aluminum, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, and lumber.—
Alexandra Stevenson,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Acceptable items for the site include leaves, grass clippings and wood, while unacceptable items include plastic bags, trash, lumber, soil or dirt, animal waste, rock and metal, according to the website.—
Noah Mitchell,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Dark indigo and tinted indigo were popular washes and distressing was minimal.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Feb. 2025
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What’s more, denim dresses come in a variety of washes so there’s truly something to suit every taste.—
Franziska Fuchs,
Glamour,
20 Feb. 2025
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Maryland has made great strides in restoring underwater grasses in the Upper Bay, but inflows of raw sewage have to be hampering that progress.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Feb. 2025
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How raw sewage in Florida developed a promising vaccine Taste-Off: The best mild Italian sausage in markets — and the duds 6 great cookies to make without eggs But do people on GLP-1s really need specific foods or snacks advertised as packed with protein?—
Lisa Jarvis,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Scrap heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrap%20heap. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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