scrap heap

noun

Definition of scrap heapnext
as in odds and ends

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Recent Examples of scrap heap Breaking Bad Cast on Lack of F-Bombs on the Show — and How There Could've Been More Rather than ending up on the scrap heap, Saul quickly became an integral part of Breaking Bad. — John Russell, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025 Winners were repeated at sister parks and losers were relegated to the scrap heap of history. — Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2025 In the opening round, there are two spectacular rookies, last season’s offensive rookie of the year, two Super Bowl winners, a two-time most valuable player … and two quarterbacks who somehow found their way off the scrap heap, Minnesota’s Sam Darnold and Tampa Bay’s Baker Mayfield. — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025 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. — Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scrap heap
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrap heap
  1. dump
  2. rubble
  3. detritus
  4. lumber
  5. wash
  6. sewage
Noun
  • Just four years later, Howard found himself being traded away in a salary dump.
    — Tim Bontemps, chicagotribune.com, 21 June 2017
  • 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
Definition of dump
Noun
  • The accompanying film poster features Grande levitating with rubble scattered on the ground beneath her.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Some environmental features such as floating rubbles can be activated multiple times.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of rubble
Noun
  • Collectively, these tales form a sort of jigsaw puzzle, in which the minor character from one episode becomes the primary focus of the next or a plot-driving prop resurfaces later as background detritus.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The debris caused flight disruptions, and one piece of detritus struck a vehicle on the island of South Caicos, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of detritus
Noun
  • Among the challenges ahead are the Trump administration’s tariffs on Canadian lumber, Christensen said.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Canadian lumber is used in everything from framing to cabinetry and furniture.
    — Alex Veiga, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of lumber
Noun
  • The Duchess of Sussex also wore flare jeans recently that remind us of this pair, which come in seven colors, including a lighter wash like the pair Amal Clooney wore this month.
    — Clint Davis, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Jeans And Denim Jeans and other denim clothes can fade quickly in the wash.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of wash
Noun
  • Lately, the world has been seeing apocalyptic images of the devastation in northern Gaza—a landscape without sewage, running water, or machines to clear rubble.
    — Ayesha Khan, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The United Nations says more than 90% of homes have been damaged or destroyed, overwhelmingly by Israeli airstrikes, along with most hospitals, schools and basic infrastructure like water, sewage and electricity networks.
    — Aya Batrawy, NPR, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of sewage

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