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
Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Also, when Camp Century was decommissioned around five years after Project Iceworm was scrapped, the Army left hazardous waste behind, such as up to 52,000 gallons of diesel and radioactive materials, residues from the small nuclear reactor that had powered the base.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
She was set to co-host NBC’s telecast of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan on Friday, but the trip was scrapped due to her family crisis.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
The San Diego Association of Governments recently scrapped plans for a heavy rail (separate tracks that don’t mix with car traffic) trolley extension, called the Purple Line, that would run from the border to Sorrento Valley.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
That infamous weeks-long policy was scrapped in 2018 amid legal challenges and widespread public outcry.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
After missing last week’s private test in Barcelona due to production delays around the new car parts, the team scrapped plans for an event at its factory and revealed the car to fans online instead.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Back in December, Entertainment Weekly reported the ride’s pre-show entertainment was permanently scrapped from the attraction.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Quarters honoring national heroes from the abolitionist, suffragette and civil rights eras have been scrapped and will be replaced by the nation's early White pioneers and revolutionaries.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
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On Friday, Ossoff asked for the plan to be scrapped.
—Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Also, when Camp Century was decommissioned around five years after Project Iceworm was scrapped, the Army left hazardous waste behind, such as up to 52,000 gallons of diesel and radioactive materials, residues from the small nuclear reactor that had powered the base.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
She was set to co-host NBC’s telecast of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan on Friday, but the trip was scrapped due to her family crisis.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
The San Diego Association of Governments recently scrapped plans for a heavy rail (separate tracks that don’t mix with car traffic) trolley extension, called the Purple Line, that would run from the border to Sorrento Valley.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
That infamous weeks-long policy was scrapped in 2018 amid legal challenges and widespread public outcry.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
After missing last week’s private test in Barcelona due to production delays around the new car parts, the team scrapped plans for an event at its factory and revealed the car to fans online instead.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Back in December, Entertainment Weekly reported the ride’s pre-show entertainment was permanently scrapped from the attraction.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Quarters honoring national heroes from the abolitionist, suffragette and civil rights eras have been scrapped and will be replaced by the nation's early White pioneers and revolutionaries.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Scrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrapped. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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