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
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
4 July 2026
Four bidders scrapped over the nearly eight-foot-high work, known as the Hamilton Laocoön, with a buyer new to the old masters market prevailing.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
2 July 2026
The court also scrapped a quarter-century-old decision upholding limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Much of this anti-Constitutional apparatus was scrapped after the war.
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Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
1 July 2026
Rumors originally pointed toward a ceremony near Swift’s seaside residence in Rhode Island, but that plan was allegedly scrapped because of privacy concerns.
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Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
On the sixth day of France’s heat wave, when temperatures reached record highs, shoppers scrapped over box fans, and Americans and Europeans beefed on X, a neighbor in our apartment building near Paris finally broke down and texted me.
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Jessica Roy,
Curbed,
29 June 2026
Alas, Vanilla Ice played for no one Friday after weather scrapped his Freedom 250 concert just two hours before his performance.
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Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
27 June 2026
Ottawa subsequently scrapped the levy shortly before it was set to come into effect.
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Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
Verb
Plans to pitch a replica of George Washington’s Revolutionary War field headquarters tent on the lawn outside Independence Hall were scrapped because of the extreme heat.
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Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
4 July 2026
Four bidders scrapped over the nearly eight-foot-high work, known as the Hamilton Laocoön, with a buyer new to the old masters market prevailing.
—
News Desk,
Artforum,
2 July 2026
The court also scrapped a quarter-century-old decision upholding limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates.
—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Much of this anti-Constitutional apparatus was scrapped after the war.
—
Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
1 July 2026
Rumors originally pointed toward a ceremony near Swift’s seaside residence in Rhode Island, but that plan was allegedly scrapped because of privacy concerns.
—
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
On the sixth day of France’s heat wave, when temperatures reached record highs, shoppers scrapped over box fans, and Americans and Europeans beefed on X, a neighbor in our apartment building near Paris finally broke down and texted me.
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Jessica Roy,
Curbed,
29 June 2026
Alas, Vanilla Ice played for no one Friday after weather scrapped his Freedom 250 concert just two hours before his performance.
—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
27 June 2026
Ottawa subsequently scrapped the levy shortly before it was set to come into effect.
—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrapped
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King bickered with fans on social media.
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But Tilly and Gershon playfully bickered onstage as the former remembered things slightly differently, with Tilly saying the problem had more to do with a shot of her hand on Gershon's crotch that was deemed too realistic.
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Damaged or bruised portions of fruits and vegetables should be cut away, or the produce should be discarded, and produce should generally be refrigerated within two hours of purchase, per MCHD.
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Officials said activities connected to people ‒ from fireworks to carelessly discarded cigarettes ‒ have sparked 75% of wildfires in Utah in 2026.
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Parades, concerts and fireworks shows were canceled or delayed in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Delaware for July 3 and 4.
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Philadelphia canceled its Wawa Welcome America parade, Washington’s Great American State Fair temporarily closed Friday afternoon, and other celebrations have delayed public entry to reduce exposure during the hottest hours.
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The settlement stems from a 2022 federal class action suit filed by YouTube TV subscribers who argued that Disney used its control over must-have programming, including content tied to ESPN and Hulu, to influence the broader live streaming market.
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Blutinger, a Jewish studies professor at Long Beach State University, had argued that Israel was not committing genocide in Gaza and that the protests on university campuses seemed supportive of Hamas.
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The penalties vary based on factors such as how much trash was dumped and the type of offense.
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The public has voted for its two favorite dumped Casa Islanders to return to the villa — at which point Amora and Carl leap out of giant prop cakes on either side of the stage.
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Saipov, who had rented a truck and planned to target a Manhattan parade, found the route blocked by these barriers and abandoned that plan.
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They are being abandoned not just by Thomson but by large segments of their original audience.
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The future king of Britain descends from American patriots who fought against the crown he is destined to inherit, according to a new book tracing Prince William's family tree.
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Both exist in spite of the odds, symbols of perseverance and community — memorials to those who fought to establish a new country and a new state, and who happened to do it in a place that proved particularly untamable.
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The Supreme Court on June 30 ditched one of the remaining checks on money in politics, a decision in line with recent rulings favoring free speech rights over fears about potential corruption.
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Aemond is not going to back down, and Aegon has already ditched his plan to abdicate.
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“Scrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrapped. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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