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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
Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
Montgomery stretched the advantage to three after three quarters despite Guerrero being called for his fourth foul and JJ Sanchez missing four possessions with a scratch on his neck.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Mock suggests using gentle cleaning tools to avoid scratching the flooring.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Morgan, who is one half of the women's tag-team champions, had a scratch across her stomach as well as multiple bruises and scrapes up and down her arms.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
Montgomery stretched the advantage to three after three quarters despite Guerrero being called for his fourth foul and JJ Sanchez missing four possessions with a scratch on his neck.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
Stay tuned for some future articles devoted to Linux gaming, since this only scratches the surface.
—Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Mock suggests using gentle cleaning tools to avoid scratching the flooring.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratch
Noun
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Along the shoulder was a large scrape and there was a mark on his upper middle back.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Jan. 2025
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Then Hincapie saw red for tangling with Simeone’s son Giuliano (who, just like his dad in the old days), did some expert meddling, including getting in a scrape with Granit Xhaka and theatrically zipping his own lips shut when the referee had words).—
Tim Spiers,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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The group expects a return to revenue growth and positive cash generation this year along with steady margins.—
Giulio Piovaccari,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Strong cash flows helped the firm swing to a net cash position of £475 million from having net debt of £2 billion in 2023.—
Royston Wild,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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For dried or sticky grease, Marshall suggests switching to dish soap diluted in water and rubbing gently with a soft sponge or microfiber cloth.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2025
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Should wooden parts continue to rub together, Ceja says a little wax, soap, or WD-40 can help reduce friction and keep things quiet.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Trump could scribble Kyle Rittenhouse's name on a napkin and have 50 votes to confirm him to any office in the federal government.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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The cop obliged, scribbling the man’s address on a piece of paper.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The boat moves and creaks, the sails flutter in the wind, and the crew gives a lusty hurrah as the course is set for Singapore.—
John Bleasdale,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2025
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Gracey gets an astonishing amount across in the details: the goofy creak of a leather jumpsuit, a camera angle tilted to show the utterly unspectacular pulley system that yanked Williams upside-down in front of a crowd of 125,000.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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That figure reflects actual sales made through October — the holiday period money isn’t distributed until later in the fiscal year, the staff report notes.—
Barbara Henry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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Subsequently released testimony and records indicated that some schools had policies of waving through applicants whose parents were expected to give a lot of money.—
Nathan Heller,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Out of necessity, James Madison wrote, of some stable institution in the government.—
ABC NEWS,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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But drug use is still deeply intertwined with homelessness, both as a risk factor and an effect of losing housing, the researchers wrote.—
Doug Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Bahamas Assembly approved the coins, commissioning the Soho Mint in Birmingham, England, to produce them.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Meme coins, of which there are thousands, sit at the furthest end of the risk spectrum.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Scratch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratch. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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