SCRATCH (OUT) Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

scratch (out)

verb

Definition of scratch (out) next

as in to write

to compose and set down on paper the words of scratched out a poem for his beloved wife on the home front

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as in to delete

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it scratched out the old phone number and wrote in the new one

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stet

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Verb

Those were the words written on bullet casings found at the scene of Thompson's shooting, authorities said.

Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
In her Civil Discourse blog, Vance, a former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama during the Obama administration, wrote on Wednesday that Bragg has not ruled out the possibility that Merchan could decide to sentence Trump before his inauguration on January 20.

Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024

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“Scratch (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratch%20%28out%29. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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