Scratch and Write

Scratch

Scratch verb - To write or draw hastily or carelessly.

Usage example: scratched a quick doodle in the margins

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Write and scratch are semantically related In some cases you can use "Write" instead a verb "Scratch".

Nearby Words: scratched, scratchy, scratching

Write verb - To compose and set down on paper the words of.

Usage example: a staunch supporter of the old school, he prefers to write all of his letters by hand

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Scratch and write are semantically related in scrawl topic. Sometimes you can use "Scratch" instead a verb "Write".

Nearby Words: writing, writer, writ, writable

character	scratch character	write character
part	scratch part	write part
word	scratch word	write word
name	scratch name	write name
Other words: way, characters, stories.

Said chicken actually understands English and can write in (no pun intended) chicken scratch, but she's really being used as a figurehead for a conman.

Source: Loophole Abuse / Literature
His usual procedure was to dispose of the original script entirely, and write his own from scratch.

Source: Macekre
Thus Uhura has to be re-educated completely from scratch, which would in reality take years and effectively write her out of any future episodes.

Source: Contractual Immortality

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