SCRATCHES (OUT) Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

scratches (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of scratch (out)

as in writes

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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as in deletes

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it scratched out the old phone number and wrote in the new one

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stets

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In her notes to her daughters that appear at the end of each chapter, Romano often writes about the pricelessness of childhood and the importance of having choice as a child.

— Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
Three Albums on the Horizon Cooper also writes extensively about the original Alice Cooper band, which formed during 1964 as the Earwigs and before splitting up in 1975, in the wake of the Muscle of Love album.

— Gary Graff, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of writes

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For instance, decide in advance which actions require a human to approve, such as any agent action that moves money, changes a price or deletes records.

— Madhu Shashanka, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Conversation data may remain in cloud storage until a user deletes it and may also inform Memories stored in the cloud.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

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This week, Gracie Abrams pens a tearjerker on mother-daughter relationships, Steve Lacy escapes the abyss of a breakup on a colossal double track, and Beabadoobee contemplates risk and reward on a fuzzy new single.

— Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
Sarah Rothschild pens the screenplay with Elizabeth Cantillon producing.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026

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That largely cancels the trade winds that usually push warm water toward Asia.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
Under Department of Transportation guidelines, a traveler is entitled to a refund regardless of the reason if an airline cancels a flight, and the customer chooses not to travel.

— Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

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