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Recent Examples of scrap heap
Listen to this article Nothing gets some Yankees fans excited quite like the addition of a reliever picked up off the scrap heap.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2024
Now, a company in the UK has come up with an ingenious way to help people from around the world get over their exes by sending them straight to the scrap heap.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2024
Baltimore got the two veterans off the relative scrap heap to serve as depth; the New York Yankees released Hicks amid his slow start to the season, and the New York Mets traded McCann to the Orioles this offseason for a low-level minor leaguer while eating most of the money left on his contract.
—Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 10 Sep. 2023
One, Dallas general manager Nico Harrison looks smart for signing 6-6 swingman Holiday on Feb. 13, seemingly off the scrap heap.
—Dallas News, 24 Feb. 2023
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2024
Now, a company in the UK has come up with an ingenious way to help people from around the world get over their exes by sending them straight to the scrap heap.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2024
Baltimore got the two veterans off the relative scrap heap to serve as depth; the New York Yankees released Hicks amid his slow start to the season, and the New York Mets traded McCann to the Orioles this offseason for a low-level minor leaguer while eating most of the money left on his contract.
—Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 10 Sep. 2023
One, Dallas general manager Nico Harrison looks smart for signing 6-6 swingman Holiday on Feb. 13, seemingly off the scrap heap.
—Dallas News, 24 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrap heap
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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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Here's why At one point he’s basically indentured to almost comically evil thieves, who force him to crawl through small spaces in the rubble to steal for them.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Colosseum stands strong as the rest of ancient Rome lies in rubble.Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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Larger bits of detritus, like empty potting soil bags, can be thrown in the trash, while bits of cotton twine and other biodegradable items can be composted.Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2024
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Photos pinned to Google Maps from years past show this bridge as a dark round tunnel, slick from mud and moisture, with clumps of unidentifiable detritus scattered along its length.Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
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Missoula County was once home to multiple sawmills and a thriving lumber industry.Sean Keane, ABC News, 20 July 2024
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When the hotel was torn down, much of the lumber was sold to be used in building houses in the area.Ray Hanley, arkansasonline.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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How To Use Kojic Acid Kojic acid is mainly found in creams, serums, lotions, soaps, eye creams, sunscreens, and face washes at 0.4-4% concentrations.Merve Ceylan, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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The luxury skincare brand offers moisturizers, serums, sunscreen and face wash.Emma Sandler, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Chronic Chlorine Exposure Chronic low-dose chlorine exposure may occur with people who work with cleaning products, around pools, in water or sewage treatment facilities, or in some industries.Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
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Benton's water and sewage department facilities were heavily damaged, and millions of gallons of sewage flowed into the Saline River.arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Scrap heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrap%20heap. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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