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Recent Examples of scrap heap
Option 2: Pluck someone from the scrap heap The benefit of adding any of these guys is that none of them would require the Flyers giving up any assets.
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Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Nearly a third of the purchase price came from funds originally set aside to seismically retrofit the Hall of Administration and update its electrical system, effectively sentencing the place to the literal and historical scrap heap.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Romy Gonzalez off waivers Picked up off the scrap heap in the dead of winter, Romy Gonzalez wound up becoming a solid bench piece for the Red Sox, batting .266 over 89 games while appearing at every defensive position besides pitcher and catcher.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Oct. 2024
Companies like Impossible Project and Film Ferrania started up production of Polaroid-compatible and 35-mm film, respectively, firing up manufacturing equipment that otherwise would have been headed to the scrap heap.
—Ars Technica, 29 Nov. 2024
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Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Nearly a third of the purchase price came from funds originally set aside to seismically retrofit the Hall of Administration and update its electrical system, effectively sentencing the place to the literal and historical scrap heap.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Romy Gonzalez off waivers Picked up off the scrap heap in the dead of winter, Romy Gonzalez wound up becoming a solid bench piece for the Red Sox, batting .266 over 89 games while appearing at every defensive position besides pitcher and catcher.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Oct. 2024
Companies like Impossible Project and Film Ferrania started up production of Polaroid-compatible and 35-mm film, respectively, firing up manufacturing equipment that otherwise would have been headed to the scrap heap.
—Ars Technica, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrap heap
Noun
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Just four years later, Howard found himself being traded away in a salary dump.—
Tim Bontemps,
chicagotribune.com,
21 June 2017
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New York City is gradually transforming its largest trash dump, Fresh Kills on Staten Island, into a vast expanse of parkland and restored natural areas.—
Andres Viglucci,
miamiherald,
15 June 2017
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Yet while millions of Syrians, Ukrainians, Sudanese, and Afghans were accepted by the international community and resettled, Gazans have been expected to build new lives amid the rubble.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Editors’ Picks Thousands set out on foot back to northern Gaza, picking their way through mounds of rubble and debris.—
Zolan Kanno-Youngs,
New York Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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Much of The Return is spent sorting through the detritus of Laura’s case: a resolute look backwards that ultimately points the series toward some uncertain future.—
K. Austin Collins,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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The fires sent lead and chlorine into the air and there are concerns that the detritus from the blazes could contaminate water supplies.—
Umair Irfan,
Vox,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Is there a difference between lifting weights in the gym and lifting lumber on a construction site?—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
9 Feb. 2025
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After a fire tore through 2.5 acres of Baltimore's Camp Small lumber yard, a plan to use the logs for marsh reconstruction took on extra importance.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2025
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The high school students had a wash and scrub day with the desks and ink spots being the victim.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Double denim continued to dominate with fashion week attendees pairing Trucker jackets with jeans in the same wash.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Feb. 2025
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Higgins, who sponsored the resolution to produce the composting report, hopes to introduce legislation in February that would fix the zoning problems and allow composting on farmland not hooked up to sewage.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
2 Feb. 2025
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The sewage system in question in the Saitama prefecture is about 42 years old.—
Yumi Asada, Chris Lau and Minori Konishi,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Scrap heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrap%20heap. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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