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scraps

NOUN
discarded food
Synonyms
STRONG
WEAK


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Her husband tried feeding their child scraps of leftover bread as families huddled in an unfinished building near the outpost, some without proper food for days.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

It’s a time travel trip back to childhood — mass entertainment made intimate — with Parsons tossing us scraps of Clark and Mary’s personal histories like a breadcrumb trail.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

When food was available, they did not hesitate to feed on the remains of dead animals, even down to the last scraps.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

I make hotpads from worn-out terry cloth towels and I turn fabric scraps into comforter tops.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

‘And why we’re feeding them off the best china when we’ve eaten scraps for dinner for months?’

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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