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as in to write
to compose and set down on paper the words of
scratched out a poem for his beloved wife on the home front
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as in to delete
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it
scratched out the old phone number and wrote in the new one
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Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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But many users deleted the ChatGPT app.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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When left alone in the interrogation room, a camera captured Marsha Allen deleting texts from her cell phone.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Nicole Scherzinger penned a sweet letter to her fiancé Thom Evans in honor of his 41st birthday on April 3.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
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The film, penned by Davis and his brother, Wale, is loosely autobiographical.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Now that Sacramento County’s fiscal adviser has canceled the Sacramento City Unified School District board’s contract with a consulting firm, the district faces its budget crisis with fewer options and a ticking clock.—
Scott Lebar. Story produced with AI assistance,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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At a time when festivals like Sol Blume, Goldensky and Breakaway have been cancelled or postponed, citing costs or unforeseen circumstances, Channel 24 credits the Sacramento community as the key to their success.—
Madisen Keavy,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Scratch (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratch%20%28out%29. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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