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Recent Examples of scab
The men who flocked to spring training sites were called scabs, cast as anti-union phonies.
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Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026
That particular stoppage lasted the entire winter and into spring training when clubs assembled groups of replacement players, preparing to begin the season with scab labor.
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Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
There are many available cultivars, but ‘Elliott’, Excel’, ‘Lakota’, and ‘Sumner’ are cultivars that are documented as having good resistance to scab.
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Larry Figart,
Florida Times-Union,
14 Jan. 2026
Applying fungicide can reduce scab and its severity, improve grain weight and reduce mycotoxin contamination.
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Tom W. Allen,
The Conversation,
12 Nov. 2025
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Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026
That particular stoppage lasted the entire winter and into spring training when clubs assembled groups of replacement players, preparing to begin the season with scab labor.
—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
There are many available cultivars, but ‘Elliott’, Excel’, ‘Lakota’, and ‘Sumner’ are cultivars that are documented as having good resistance to scab.
—
Larry Figart,
Florida Times-Union,
14 Jan. 2026
Applying fungicide can reduce scab and its severity, improve grain weight and reduce mycotoxin contamination.
—
Tom W. Allen,
The Conversation,
12 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scab
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scab
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Star Wars Outlaws on Switch 2 drops you into the galaxy’s underworld as Kay Vess, a scoundrel trying to pull off the biggest heist in the Outer Rim.
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But that just reinforces Samuel Johnson’s adage that patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
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The first time, Julian’s children (James Corden, Jessica Gunning) seemed like miserable, greedy wretches.
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The elegant sets and lavish costume designs are stunning, as is Jacob Elordi's multi-faceted performance as the intelligent wretch stitched together from corpses.
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Together, the band brings to life a mythic world of ancient heroes and villains, attracting an excited audience of headbangers and fantasy fanatics, many of whom show up in costume.
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The performance earned her the award for best villain at the 2003 MTV Movie Awards.
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The West Texas native worked in the Permian Basin oil fields as a roughneck and later joined Texas Monthly as a fact-checker then staff writer.
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The show focuses on roughnecks and billionaires in West Texas who are trying to get rich as the oil industry continues to take over the state.
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In any year, in any culture, there are no antagonists (save for Nazis) better suited as action cinema heavies; rooting against child trafficking lowlifes is moral, easy, and best of all, a completely guiltless pleasure.
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Or, plant a gun on a lowlife who deserved it and the world's a better place.
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Beloved baby brother, American [WWII bronze star veteran], husband, father of 4 strong women, [grandpa], adorable scamp, handsome devil, and trickster to the end.
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Over eons of mythmaking, the 13th century bandit Robin Hood has evolved from a scamp adored by King Henry VIII to a symbol of sticking it to the rich.
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Even though the Feeneys have gotten more competitive under the junior Michel’s management, the rascal-on-the-field ethos of the original team still prevails.
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Not even the curmudgeonly Melvin can bring himself to harm the little rascal.
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The frenetic antics of Illumination‘s mascot army of yellow miscreants have always been indebted to vintage slapstick.
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Elswyth can shoot ivy vines from her hands, wrapping the vines around miscreants to incapacitate them.
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“Scab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scab. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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