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Recent Examples of scratched
The Dodgers’ game against the Pirates on Wednesday was the fourth Smith had missed since being scratched from the lineup Saturday with a stiff neck.
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Soler was scratched before Friday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers because of hip tightness.
—CBS News, 6 June 2026
McTavish didn’t have a particularly strong first season of that deal, even getting healthy scratched at times.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 4 June 2026
Clark was then scratched from the lineup just before the game, which the WNBA star later said was her last-minute decision.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Even though Neto played on Sunday and was in the lineup on Monday afternoon, he was scratched shortly before the game.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
The Royals also caught a break, avoiding young Reds ace Chase Burns, who was scratched due to illness.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
Users should also avoid using PTFE pans that are scratched, flaking or losing their nonstick properties.
—Ryan Brennan
june 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
Johnson, the second batter of the frame, hit a long fly ball to right field that kept carrying and scratched the wall as Jarrod Hocking attempted to rob it.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 29 May 2026
Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Soler was scratched before Friday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers because of hip tightness.
—CBS News, 6 June 2026
McTavish didn’t have a particularly strong first season of that deal, even getting healthy scratched at times.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 4 June 2026
Clark was then scratched from the lineup just before the game, which the WNBA star later said was her last-minute decision.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Even though Neto played on Sunday and was in the lineup on Monday afternoon, he was scratched shortly before the game.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
The Royals also caught a break, avoiding young Reds ace Chase Burns, who was scratched due to illness.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
Users should also avoid using PTFE pans that are scratched, flaking or losing their nonstick properties.
—Ryan Brennan
june 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
Johnson, the second batter of the frame, hit a long fly ball to right field that kept carrying and scratched the wall as Jarrod Hocking attempted to rob it.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratched
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But the most interesting finding was several straight, parallel striations inside the skull, indicating the brain matter had been methodically scraped out with a sharp instrument shortly after death.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
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Firecrawl has started working with partners including Wikipedia on this, with the idea that information sources providing real value to AI systems should be compensated for it, rather than scraped silently.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Parmesan, finely grated (about 1 cup), ¼ cup torn basil leaves, 2 Tbsp.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 June 2026
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In this recipe from The Vegetable Butcher cookbook, Cara Mangini sautes grated carrot, pine nuts, and garlic in olive oil, then stirs the mixture into Greek yogurt.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
21 May 2026
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With his contribution, Scott’s Cactus Jack logo replaced the Spotify sponsor at the center of the shirt, appearing in a rough handwritten script alongside his signature scribbled face motif, both printed in Barcelona’s iconic gold, similar to the chest.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The two teenagers who walked into a San Diego mosque with assault rifles on Monday wore patches displaying the Black Sun—a neo-Nazi iteration of the swastika—and had scribbled white-supremacist symbols in white correction fluid on their guns.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
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The superintendent says last week, a phrase supporting Hitler was scrawled in an eighth-grade bathroom.—
Brandon Truitt,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Authorities recovered airsoft guns with neo-Nazi references scrawled on one in white and said that the Columbine High School shooters, as well as Roof and Tarrant, were among his influences.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Scratched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratched. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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