scrap paper

noun

: paper that is partly used or is of poor quality but that be used for unimportant things

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Just soak it and blend it with wet scrap paper to create the pulp. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 June 2026 Sometimes, the essay needs to be written on a piece of scrap paper while pulled over on the side of the road. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025 On a piece of scrap paper, draw lines to represent the individual pieces of tape, then map out how to connect then with the shortest possible distance between the ends. — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2023 Have each player randomly pick a number, either using numbered pieces of scrap paper in a bowl or an online random number generator. — Veronica Bravo, USA Today, 18 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scrap paper

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“Scrap paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrap%20paper. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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