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Recent Examples of scrap heap
So why would the Steelers bench Fields — a former first-round draft pick seemingly realizing his potential — for a quarterback signed off the scrap heap whose last team paid him a fortune to go away?
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
Baltimore’s defensive linemen totaled $18 million in salary last season, meaning they were molded off the scrap heap to help the Ravens to the AFC Championship Game.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2024
But credit also goes to the fill-in players who’ve picked up plenty of the slack, including the trio of Ramón Laureano, Whit Merrifield and Gio Urshela, all signed off the scrap heap after being released by other teams.
—David O'Brien, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
Who might Sally have been in a world that didn’t throw her on the scrap heap at birth?
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 June 2024
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
Baltimore’s defensive linemen totaled $18 million in salary last season, meaning they were molded off the scrap heap to help the Ravens to the AFC Championship Game.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2024
But credit also goes to the fill-in players who’ve picked up plenty of the slack, including the trio of Ramón Laureano, Whit Merrifield and Gio Urshela, all signed off the scrap heap after being released by other teams.
—David O'Brien, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
Who might Sally have been in a world that didn’t throw her on the scrap heap at birth?
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrap heap
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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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Tears as Dog Found Alive In Rubble From The Eaton Fire By Alyce Collins Life and Trends Reporter 0 As the Los Angeles wildfires continue to ravage homes and communities, internet users have been reduced to tears by a dog that was found injured in the rubble.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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But just as important, say trauma veterans and professionals, is the psychological reconstruction — the Herculean challenge of restoring the sense of confidence and hope now also reduced to rubble.Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
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Sorting through Mangione’s internet detritus to make sense of the killing was somewhat unnecessary, though people did it anyway.Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024
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All of this adds up to the likelihood, the ESA warns, that a theoretical scenario known as the Kessler Syndrome could become reality: That left unchecked, the multiplying detritus and subsequent cascade of collisions could make Earth's orbit unusable for space travel.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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On a windy summer afternoon, three of us hiked to the summit of The Mesa carrying lumber, tools, and bedsheets.The Editors, Outside Online, 25 Dec. 2024
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Anyway, this is where my mind is two days after the band’s last show in Sydney, when Martin lumbers into a hotel suite with sweeping views of Auckland’s waterfront.Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
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Plus, its signature Melrose Place scent—a velvety blend of rose, bergamot, lychee, and white musk—makes every wash feel indulgent.Erin Parker, Allure, 3 Jan. 2025
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Wide-Leg Jeans Are On the Menu for Fall/Winter 2024-2025 Premium denim brands showcased their Fall/Winter 2024-2025 collections at Project Las Vegas in February, revealing how looser fits and medium-to-dark washes are dominating the women’s denim market.Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 26 Dec. 2024
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As aquatic ecologist Dania Albini explains, swimming in most rivers is increasingly dangerous due to sewage fungus and algal blooms.Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 9 Jan. 2025
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That area has been closed since 2021 because of sewage run-off from across the border.Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Scrap heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrap%20heap. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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