scratch (out)

verb

Definition of scratch (out)next
1
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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2
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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it scratched out the old phone number and wrote in the new one

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratch (out)
  1. write
  2. delete
  3. pen
  4. cancel
Verb
  • There used to be more time to write recommendations.
    Adam Patric Miller, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The company identified material weaknesses in its internal controls over financial reporting due to a lack of segregation of duties and written documentation of internal control policies.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of write
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  • Newsweek has contacted the Trump campaign via email for comment but has not been able to contact Meyer, who has deleted all of his social media accounts.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Another post, now deleted, claimed a bake sale at a Delaware polling place was intended to sway votes, a potential violation of election law.
    Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of delete
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  • The British screenwriter penned Mubi’s 2021 Billy Zane-starrer Rupture, which was produced out of Saudi and directed by Hamzah Jamjoom.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In 2023, Kenya penned a message to her dad, wishing him a happy 90th birthday.
    Elizabeth Ayoola and Dominique Fluker, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of pen
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  • This report comes days after luxury department store chain Saks Fifth Avenue suddenly canceled its annual holiday light show at the brand’s flagship Manhattan building.
    Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The university canceled all classes scheduled for Monday, when grief counselors will be available for students in the chapel.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of cancel
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“Scratch (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratch%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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