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something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
she treated her buddies to a drink whenever she had the scratch for it
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Recent Examples of scratch
Carissa & Dino Tozzi, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2025
By the time Magenta serves our second course, vegetable tagliolini made from scratch, Stynes has completely rejiggered our itinerary.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2025
Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
Victoria, while passing out at dinner, comes to and asks her daughter Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook) to scratch her arm.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 18 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The pasta, made from scratch, is a highlight, delicately flavored with ingredients like ricotta, sage, and parmesan.
—Carissa & Dino Tozzi, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2025
By the time Magenta serves our second course, vegetable tagliolini made from scratch, Stynes has completely rejiggered our itinerary.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2025
Verb
Auston Matthews and Charlie McAvoy were scratched from the lineup.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
Victoria, while passing out at dinner, comes to and asks her daughter Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook) to scratch her arm.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scratch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratch
Noun
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Along the shoulder was a large scrape and there was a mark on his upper middle back.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Jan. 2025
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Then Hincapie saw red for tangling with Simeone’s son Giuliano (who, just like his dad in the old days), did some expert meddling, including getting in a scrape with Granit Xhaka and theatrically zipping his own lips shut when the referee had words).—
Tim Spiers,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The group expects a return to revenue growth and positive cash generation this year along with steady margins.—
Giulio Piovaccari,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Strong cash flows helped the firm swing to a net cash position of £475 million from having net debt of £2 billion in 2023.—
Royston Wild,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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For dried or sticky grease, Marshall suggests switching to dish soap diluted in water and rubbing gently with a soft sponge or microfiber cloth.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2025
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Should wooden parts continue to rub together, Ceja says a little wax, soap, or WD-40 can help reduce friction and keep things quiet.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The cop obliged, scribbling the man’s address on a piece of paper.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2025
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Trump could scribble Kyle Rittenhouse's name on a napkin and have 50 votes to confirm him to any office in the federal government.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The boat moves and creaks, the sails flutter in the wind, and the crew gives a lusty hurrah as the course is set for Singapore.—
John Bleasdale,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2025
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Gracey gets an astonishing amount across in the details: the goofy creak of a leather jumpsuit, a camera angle tilted to show the utterly unspectacular pulley system that yanked Williams upside-down in front of a crowd of 125,000.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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But professional and personal challenges preceded the LP's success: In 1998, the Backstreet Boys left their management group and were entangled in a lawsuit with businessman Lou Pearlman over the amount of money earned for their first two albums.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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It was set up in 2010, to locate money stolen by kleptocrats and return it to their victims.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Hackman turned to painting and did voice-over work and writing books.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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His cardigan from that same Unplugged performance fetched $334,000, while a paper plate with a setlist written on it sold for $22,400.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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These methods work for a coin or two, but would be cumbersome for large deals.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Bahamas Assembly approved the coins, commissioning the Soho Mint in Birmingham, England, to produce them.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Scratch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratch. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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