1
as in wrote
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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2
as in deleted
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratched (out)
Verb
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The advocates who wrote the policy plan said these efforts should accelerate and expand.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026 -
Özel and Kılıçdaroğlu’s factions were due to meet on Sunday to iron out differences, but representatives for Kılıçdaroğlu wrote to Ankara’s police seeking intervention.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
25 May 2026
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This isn’t ideal, as Cassie has just deleted her OnlyFans and Nate’s loan sharks are circling, smelling blood in the water.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Because the messages were deleted, investigators could only retrieve the dates and times, but not the messages' content.—
Natalie Morales,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
Verb
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The missive, penned in September of that year, was addressed to one of her school friends, Katherine Hanbury.—
Séraphine Roger,
Vanity Fair,
24 May 2026
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Writer, producer and director Judd Apatow penned an earnest essay about the importance of late-night television — and safeguarding it in the American consciousness — as last week saw the shuttering of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and end of the CBS franchise begun by David Letterman.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
24 May 2026
Verb
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Some trains have been cancelled following the crash, with replacement buses being deployed, reported VRT NWS.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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Blue Bloods was canceled in 2023 after 14 seasons, but fans of the popular CBS crime procedural didn't have to wait long to see some of their favorite characters back onscreen.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 May 2026
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“Scratched (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratched%20%28out%29. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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