as in removal
the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless
the scrapping of the park's last horse-drawn carriage marks the end of an era
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as in bickering
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 dumping
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
we've decided to scrap the second car
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as in abandoning
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 scrapping
Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The administration’s ban on new renewables projects and scrapping of Joe Biden’s clean energy incentives risk putting America at an energy disadvantage.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2026
By the next morning, Andrew’s name had already been removed from the official role of the peerage – a crucial step in the formal scrapping of his titles.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
The implementation of the national curriculum has been a mess, and some lawmakers and parents continue to call for its scrapping.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
Indiana Senate passes under-the-radar provision scrapping 'low-earning' college degrees.
—Evan Frank, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
Rocky strains to convey his evolution from scrapping on the streets of Harlem to luxuriating in wealthy, starstruck domestic bliss.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2026
Lots of coaches are open to moving the portal window, and some are even OK with scrapping the modern version of spring practice for something more aligned with NFL’s OTAs (less contact, perhaps even later in the spring).
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
After scrapping for playing time off the bench as a junior, the 6-foot-3 Kimme used plenty of offseason work to turn into a fixture in the starting lineup and the Knights’ third-leading scorer.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
The tribe is scrapping its lottery system.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 15 Jan. 2026
Amazon has been determined to have a bigger presence in physical retail and it's experimented with several concepts over the years, scrapping some along the way.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,annie Palmer, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
Coca-Cola appears to be scrapping its search for a buyer for its British brand Costa Coffee, according to a major financial publication.
—Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
Sir Alex Ferguson was never a fan during his long reign as Manchester United boss, and Arsene Wenger even went as far as calling for its scrapping during his final season as Arsenal manager.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The administration’s ban on new renewables projects and scrapping of Joe Biden’s clean energy incentives risk putting America at an energy disadvantage.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2026
By the next morning, Andrew’s name had already been removed from the official role of the peerage – a crucial step in the formal scrapping of his titles.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
The implementation of the national curriculum has been a mess, and some lawmakers and parents continue to call for its scrapping.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
Perhaps there was no better response than scrapping through a 3-2 win over defending Div.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
Indiana Senate passes under-the-radar provision scrapping 'low-earning' college degrees.
—Evan Frank, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
Rocky strains to convey his evolution from scrapping on the streets of Harlem to luxuriating in wealthy, starstruck domestic bliss.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2026
Lots of coaches are open to moving the portal window, and some are even OK with scrapping the modern version of spring practice for something more aligned with NFL’s OTAs (less contact, perhaps even later in the spring).
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
After scrapping for playing time off the bench as a junior, the 6-foot-3 Kimme used plenty of offseason work to turn into a fixture in the starting lineup and the Knights’ third-leading scorer.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
The tribe is scrapping its lottery system.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 15 Jan. 2026
Amazon has been determined to have a bigger presence in physical retail and it's experimented with several concepts over the years, scrapping some along the way.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,annie Palmer, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
Coca-Cola appears to be scrapping its search for a buyer for its British brand Costa Coffee, according to a major financial publication.
—Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrapping
Noun
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How activists reacted to the Pride flag removal at Stonewall.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Godwin is well known in the space, having assisted law enforcement nationwide leading to the removal of hundreds of criminals from the streets.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Even Cleveland did some salary-dumping outside of the Garland-for-Harden blockbuster.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2026
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My makeup bag is a dumping ground for lip liner stains that have disappointed me, but these have their own special jar.—
Jacqueline Kilikita,
Refinery29,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Iran has a number of tools at its disposal should war break out with the US or Israel.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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The company believes that directional borehole disposal could provide robust and deep isolation for many types of radioactive waste, provide flexibility in repository siting, as well as allow for modular implementation adaptable to specific waste management programs and inventories.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Scrapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrapping. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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