scratch (out)

verb

Definition of scratch (out)next
1
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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2
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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it scratched out the old phone number and wrote in the new one

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratch (out)
  1. write
  2. delete
  3. pen
  4. cancel
Verb
  • There used to be more time to write recommendations.
    Adam Patric Miller, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Circuit Judge Michael Brennan, writing for the majority, rejected both arguments.
    Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of write
Verb
  • Failing to choose the correct privacy settings, and possibly update Google Maps in the process, will mean that all saved visit and route data will be deleted.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
  • In one case, authorities allege, Alcala texted himself a video and deleted evidence of the text.
    Austin Mullen, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of delete
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  • The British screenwriter penned Mubi’s 2021 Billy Zane-starrer Rupture, which was produced out of Saudi and directed by Hamzah Jamjoom.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In 2023, Kenya penned a message to her dad, wishing him a happy 90th birthday.
    Elizabeth Ayoola and Dominique Fluker, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of pen
Verb
  • This report comes days after luxury department store chain Saks Fifth Avenue suddenly canceled its annual holiday light show at the brand’s flagship Manhattan building.
    Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The university canceled all classes scheduled for Monday, when grief counselors will be available for students in the chapel.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of cancel
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“Scratch (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratch%20%28out%29. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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