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as in to butcher
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrag
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Beef tallow is the fat rendered off from the fat trimmings and leftovers from butchering cows, which can include organs and other meat, said Dr. Eric Decker, a professor of food science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN,
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Prehistoric humans had used the site for roughly 300 years as a place to butcher and process animal carcasses.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
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In the last few years, remote workers have been throttled, and work from home jobs are becoming harder to find.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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In this view, progress is always being throttled by bottlenecks, which—to the relief of some people—will slow the integration of A.I. into our society.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2025
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The week before the ceremony, the community cuts down cottonwood trees and gathers yucca plants and other supplies for the dance.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2025
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This dramatically cuts down on the potential for post-op complications and trauma.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 Apr. 2025
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The protests specifically targeted the rapid downsizing and cuts to waste in the federal government.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Apr. 2025
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But while the fine dining scene is flourishing, the everyday staples still tell a story of hardship, frugality, and a desire to waste nothing.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Some of the aspiring stars who blew away the judges in the auditions round choked and failed to give their best showings, which led to the end of the road for standouts like Landynn Kennedy, Sam Sparks and Mikaela Bautista.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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The move comes on the heels of the police report Stern filed claiming that a March 11 encounter at the Beverly Hills Hotel started out consensually but ended with Tate choking her nearly unconscious.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2025
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This new limited-edition release takes that core whisky and finishes it in Pedro Ximenez and Palo Cortado sherry casks.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
6 Apr. 2025
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Robinson started in place of Herro, finishing the loss with 16 points on 4-of-10 shooting from three-point range in 31 minutes.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2025
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That means the Senate's only practical effect is adding another point at which oligarch lobbyists can garrote popular policy.—
Ryan Cooper,
The Week,
29 Oct. 2021
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Tony, unhindered by any sense of moral anguish, garrotes the man in broad daylight with a length of cable.—
Adam Wilson,
Harper's magazine,
16 Sep. 2019
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Just ask Davinci Leonard, who’s accused of murdering two teenagers at the Westgate Mall Saturday night.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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When Does Karen Read's Retrial Start? The retrial of Karen Read, accused of murdering her Boston police officer boyfriend John O'Keefe by ramming him with her vehicle, is due to begin on April 1.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Scrag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrag. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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