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Recent Examples of scrap heap
Finding Sam Hauser on the post-draft scrap heap and Payton Pritchard at the end of the first round extended their talent base.
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The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
The American Medical Association agrees that Daylight Saving Time belongs on the cultural scrap heap.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis rescued the former Royal Canadian Navy support boat from the scrap heap for $34,000 after World War II and spent $4 million (now about $50 million) transforming the military vessel into a statement of postwar opulence.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2025
Breaking Bad Cast on Lack of F-Bombs on the Show — and How There Could've Been More
Rather than ending up on the scrap heap, Saul quickly became an integral part of Breaking Bad.
—John Russell, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
The American Medical Association agrees that Daylight Saving Time belongs on the cultural scrap heap.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis rescued the former Royal Canadian Navy support boat from the scrap heap for $34,000 after World War II and spent $4 million (now about $50 million) transforming the military vessel into a statement of postwar opulence.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2025
Breaking Bad Cast on Lack of F-Bombs on the Show — and How There Could've Been More
Rather than ending up on the scrap heap, Saul quickly became an integral part of Breaking Bad.
—John Russell, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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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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Responding firefighters helped remove the injured man from the rubble.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
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The pair found the artifact in a pile of rubble near former infantry barracks.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2025
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In some ways, archival research has always demanded sorting through verbal and visual detritus and working around unexpected gaps in records.—
Michael Waters,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2025
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But wise, connected AI development and use can serve as a vein of gold through the detritus of disruption and destruction of coming years, manifesting the priceless role of humanity in the evolution of consciousness.—
Ginny Whitelaw,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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For example, Canadian lumber could see a 250% import tariff, products from the EU may be taxed an additional 20 to 50% on their journey across the pond, goods from Vietnam could see a 46% tariff, Bangladesh 37%, South Africa 31%, India 27%, and Japan 24%.—
Danine Alati,
Architectural Digest,
4 June 2025
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The Trump administration has also signaled an intent to put duties on additional products like pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, copper and lumber.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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The job of a pretreatment stain remover product is to break down the molecules while in the wash, so the job gets done the first time around.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 June 2025
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Throughout, he’s bathed in washes of mostly white light and surrounded by lasers as the music builds to a place of pure pummeling.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
4 June 2025
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Raw sewage becomes a concern in Hartford, along with the stability of large oil and gasoline tanks.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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In addition, untreated sewage commonly contains potentially hazardous compounds, such as pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs and biocides, a category including pesticides and antiseptics.—
Nara Schoenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2025
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“Scrap heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrap%20heap. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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