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Recent Examples of scrap heap
Nearly a third of the purchase price came from funds originally set aside to seismically retrofit the Hall of Administration and update its electrical system, effectively sentencing the place to the literal and historical scrap heap.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Romy Gonzalez off waivers Picked up off the scrap heap in the dead of winter, Romy Gonzalez wound up becoming a solid bench piece for the Red Sox, batting .266 over 89 games while appearing at every defensive position besides pitcher and catcher.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Oct. 2024
Companies like Impossible Project and Film Ferrania started up production of Polaroid-compatible and 35-mm film, respectively, firing up manufacturing equipment that otherwise would have been headed to the scrap heap.
—Ars Technica, 29 Nov. 2024
So why would the Steelers bench Fields — a former first-round draft pick seemingly realizing his potential — for a quarterback signed off the scrap heap whose last team paid him a fortune to go away?
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Romy Gonzalez off waivers Picked up off the scrap heap in the dead of winter, Romy Gonzalez wound up becoming a solid bench piece for the Red Sox, batting .266 over 89 games while appearing at every defensive position besides pitcher and catcher.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Oct. 2024
Companies like Impossible Project and Film Ferrania started up production of Polaroid-compatible and 35-mm film, respectively, firing up manufacturing equipment that otherwise would have been headed to the scrap heap.
—Ars Technica, 29 Nov. 2024
So why would the Steelers bench Fields — a former first-round draft pick seemingly realizing his potential — for a quarterback signed off the scrap heap whose last team paid him a fortune to go away?
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrap heap
Noun
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Just four years later, Howard found himself being traded away in a salary dump.—
Tim Bontemps,
chicagotribune.com,
21 June 2017
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New York City is gradually transforming its largest trash dump, Fresh Kills on Staten Island, into a vast expanse of parkland and restored natural areas.—
Andres Viglucci,
miamiherald,
15 June 2017
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Many who have returned home since the ceasefire began have found only mounds of rubble. —Magdy reported from Cairo and Krauss from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.—
Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
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Many who have returned home since the cease-fire began have found only mounds of rubble.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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The musician and actor announced her engagement to Benny Blanco with a requisite Instagram carousel, featuring a manicured hand, a bucolic picnic set-up littered with Taco Bell detritus and champagne bottles, and a starry smile.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
12 Dec. 2024
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Inside, concrete cells with white open bars were large enough to accommodate four people at most — but from the detritus appeared to have been crammed with dozens.—
Richard Engel,
NBC News,
10 Dec. 2024
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Everything from building homes to laying train tracks depended on the ability to harvest lumber in forests.—
Johnathan K Williams / Made by History,
TIME,
30 Jan. 2025
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Specifically regarding lumber, though, increased tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump on Canada, a major source, might burden supply chains and raise prices, which will be absorbed by homeowners.—
Bob Woods,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2025
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That said, Korab notes that some people with especially oily or greasy hair may opt to condition every other wash.—
Danielle Sinay,
Glamour,
28 Jan. 2025
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Poultry waste washes into North Carolina streams and rivers, scientists say.—
Gavin Off,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Jan. 2025
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Higgins, who sponsored the resolution to produce the composting report, hopes to introduce legislation in February that would fix the zoning problems and allow composting on farmland not hooked up to sewage.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
2 Feb. 2025
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The sewage system in question in the Saitama prefecture is about 42 years old.—
Yumi Asada, Chris Lau and Minori Konishi,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Scrap heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrap%20heap. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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