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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
ArsTechnica, 12 June 2025
Sanford started a squad from scratch, built up the roster and even coached them, all while running a swift 4:25 mile along the way.
—Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Eric Stephens, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Do not use paper towels or abrasive materials that can scratch the screen.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
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Noun
The mock-up board shown in photos validates the footprints of chips and connectors, all redrawn from scratch.
—ArsTechnica, 12 June 2025
Sanford started a squad from scratch, built up the roster and even coached them, all while running a swift 4:25 mile along the way.
—Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Verb
On the other hand, he was often scratched, and the defense mix now (and in the near future) remains crowded.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Do not use paper towels or abrasive materials that can scratch the screen.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for scratch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratch
Noun
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The following day, though, Sovereignty’s trainer Bill Mott said the horse had a scrape on his right front pastern, which is above the hoof.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Wash your feet with warm, soapy water each night, checking for any injuries like cuts or scrapes.—
Isabel Casimiro,
Verywell Health,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Combs ran the cash through a money counter in front of him, separating the bills into stacks of $10,000, Garcia recalled.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
3 June 2025
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The 73-year-old victim was on the phone with the scammer, who was walking her through the step-by-step process to deposit the cash.—
Hailey Clevenger,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
Verb
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So in the long run, even somewhere like Oxford won't be rubbing their hands with glee if life is harder for Harvard — because Oxford and Harvard do projects together.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
5 June 2025
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Privately, Musk rubbed a number of senior officials the wrong way during his time in government, and his complaints about a key legislative goal may further agitate his critics in the administration.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
4 June 2025
Verb
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The menu is short and changes frequently, sometimes with just four items scribbled on a chalkboard.—
Lily Radziemski,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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As a reward, Colin gets a Christmas card with a time and place to meet up the following night scribbled on it.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
Noun
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Like any old building, Larkin Lodge has creaks and drafts, but Emily thinks there’s more going on.—
Gabino Iglesias,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Photo : Icon 4x4 For this prototype, sound-deadening materials and carpeting were absent in order to help locate newfound creaks and rattles that a V-8 engine might cover up.—
Michael Van Runkle,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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So, for an organisation struggling to find the money needed to make English football’s grassroots facilities green and pleasant once more, Khan’s offer was timely and tempting.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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The film’s most frightening scene is a fight between Claire and her mom, when the manipulative young woman tries every tactic imaginable to extort money from Kate, from tearing out her hair to kidnapping Cooper.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
7 June 2025
Verb
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The Roommate, written by Jen Silverman and directed by Jack O’Brien, played at Broadway’s Booth Theatre from September 12, 2024 through December 15, 2024.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
3 June 2025
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Dominguez also wrote lyrics with knife imagery and bought a combat knife online prior to the attacks, the prosecutor said.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2025
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The biggest hurdle will be solving distribution – creating a network effect that results in a coin being widely adopted.—
Michael Abbott,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The coin's limited reach is compounded by a lack of real users.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
3 June 2025
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“Scratch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratch. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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