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something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
she treated her buddies to a drink whenever she had the scratch for it
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Recent Examples of scratch
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
Landeskog played in two games with the AHL’s Colorado Eagles, posting a goal and an assist, but was a scratch for Game 1.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
The events don’t even scratch the surface of what’s to come for the entire weekend.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Noun
No materials from the first season’s version of Jackson, which was built in Canmore, Alberta, were retained when production moved to British Columbia for season two, so Macauley and his team had to construct a thriving Jackson from scratch before production started in February 2024.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
Landeskog played in two games with the AHL’s Colorado Eagles, posting a goal and an assist, but was a scratch for Game 1.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
Rosemary restrained herself from scratching at her wig.
—Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
The events don’t even scratch the surface of what’s to come for the entire weekend.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratch
Noun
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Cover and help protect minor wounds, cuts, scrapes and burns with BAND-AID Brand Flexible Fabric Adhesive Bandages featuring details from artworks by Katsushika Hokusai in The Met collection.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Without guardrails, these systems scrape, remix, and reproduce sacred imagery, ceremonial language, and ancestral designs — usually without consent or context.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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In turn, the government must borrow other money from the public to raise the cash needed.—
Doug Criscitello,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Skilled thieves target specific homes and literally knock on the door and otherwise check to find a time when nobody is home, then the crooks burglarize the home quickly looking for jewelry and cash.—
Greg Fisher,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Gently rub away any remaining margarine with a paper towel.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
16 Apr. 2025
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Sometimes even small things can rub a customer wrong.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Every so often, Elliott scribbles a note as does a second sniper, Frank (Taylor John Smith).—
Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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One is settled on the edge of a love seat in the front yard, scribbling notes into a journal.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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My assumption is that most rational human beings would happily stay in a warm and cozy office and simply listen to the building creak and groan under the force of the violent gusts.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
11 Mar. 2025
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The set is a ship’s deck that tilts and creaks ominously while a screen plays eerily textured footage of a roiling ocean.—
Houman Barekat,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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Youngkin in 2021 raised $2.2 million in contributions, but the millionaire investor bolstered his war chest with $5.5million of his own money, according to the Virginia Department of Elections.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Third, protecting the tax payers money and resources.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Miami Herald 305-376-3446 Jay Weaver writes about federal crime at the crossroads of South Florida and Latin America.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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She’s written about the rights of protesting employees and the rise of AI career coaches.—
Katherine Love,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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While Smoke heads to town to buy provisions for the club, Stack and Sammie hire another musician, the elderly Delta Slim (Delroy Lindo), who has been playing harmonica for coins at the train station.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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Some have rewards like valuable expendable items, such as keys to open locked doors or coins to exchange for tools like shovels and compasses.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
12 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Scratch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratch. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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