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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
Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Often B&Bs are housed in historic homes, which means there’s a story behind every scratch in the hardwood floor or nick on the wall.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2026
Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2026
Gratitude hardly scratches the surface.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for scratch
Noun
Urho Vaakanainen returned to the lineup following eight healthy scratches in the previous nine games and had a rough go at it.
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The best vacuums for hardwood floors have a powerful cleaning performance without scratching or causing damage.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratch
Noun
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Active anthill, choreographed by collision warning systems,music arranged by sonics of bumps and scrapes.—
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Watching Rome, Shiv, and Ken attempt to battle, scrape, and betray their way into their father’s heart—and, conversely, seeing Logan withhold, meter out, and blaspheme his version of love back at them—propelled Succession through four glorious seasons.—
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Janet’s mother, Marilyn, was deeply insecure about having never finished college herself, and—newly flush with cash—offered to pay for four years of her children’s higher education (which cost, on average, $740 in the late 1970s).—
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And just in case, she was laid to rest with some local currency, or spending cash, almost 1,000 Kaiyuan Tongbao coins tied to her waist and right leg, as per Arkeonews reported.—
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The constant friction of material rubbing on material wears the clothing out faster, so when there is more time, as in a regular or deep clean cycle, the garment fibers can wear down faster.—
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The events occurred in and around the lawless border of Venezuela and Colombia, where spies, smugglers and gun runners rub shoulders and distrust their own shadow.—
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John Boy locks himself in a bedroom to scribble his thoughts about trains and oceans and whippoorwills in a Big Chief tablet, telling no one in the family about his secret dream of being a writer, until his mother finds the notebooks and confronts him.—
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The drawings that filled Yorke and Donwood’s sketchbooks became some of the band’s most iconic insignia, tattooed on arms and scribbled on three-ring binders.—
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Hearing the house creak in the recordings was important, Auerbach said.—
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Owners at the condo, where many units sold for upwards of $20 million, have complained of leaks, creaks, and elevators that break frequently, in one case trapping a resident for more than an hour.—
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Cashier Sandra Cornejo said the suspect ordered Oreo ice cream before pulling out a knife and demanding money.—
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Bonta said the money also supports child welfare and foster services, housing stability, job training, food assistance and services for seniors and people with disabilities.—
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According to the docuseries, Woroniecki's wife, Rachel, allegedly wrote a letter to Andrea during this time.—
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One of the dogs had pressure sores on all of its limbs, indicating inactivity, the detective wrote.—
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In a simple demonstration, a coin cell powered a toy car for 288 cm under light, compared with 212 cm in the dark.—
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Stray tissues lipstick, crayon, coins, or car keys can ruin your laundry and even your machine.—
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“Scratch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratch. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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