as in bickered
to express different opinions about something often angrily
the young couple often scrapped about money and their very disparate spending habits
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as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
we've decided to scrap the second car
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as in canceled
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
we scrapped our plans to go to Paris, and set out the next day for Prague
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Recent Examples of scrapped
Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
The office of the vice president was scrapped in 1972 following a constitutional referendum.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Still buzzing from the patriotic song and early goal, Flyers fans erupted only moments later when Travis Konecny and Boston's Charlie McAvoy briefly scrapped near the net.
—CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Mitchell says the top-two system should be scrapped.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
This month, the country scrapped export incentives involving solar panels, a move that is already expected to raise costs for solar energy infrastructure abroad.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
The container shipping company and some of its competitors contend that the 30-day notice period required before carriers can implement these surcharges should be scrapped.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
Limits on levels of PFHxS, PFNA, GenX and PFBS in drinking water were scrapped.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Her most recent extensive run of shows, Dion's Courage World Tour, was cut short in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and later scrapped entirely over Dion's health complications.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
When money is guaranteed for injury, he is entitled to that money if his contract is scrapped as a result of a physical issue sustained while performing contractual services.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
The office of the vice president was scrapped in 1972 following a constitutional referendum.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Still buzzing from the patriotic song and early goal, Flyers fans erupted only moments later when Travis Konecny and Boston's Charlie McAvoy briefly scrapped near the net.
—CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Mitchell says the top-two system should be scrapped.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
This month, the country scrapped export incentives involving solar panels, a move that is already expected to raise costs for solar energy infrastructure abroad.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
The container shipping company and some of its competitors contend that the 30-day notice period required before carriers can implement these surcharges should be scrapped.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
Limits on levels of PFHxS, PFNA, GenX and PFBS in drinking water were scrapped.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Her most recent extensive run of shows, Dion's Courage World Tour, was cut short in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and later scrapped entirely over Dion's health complications.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Scrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrapped. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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