scrounge

as in to earn
to get with great difficulty scrounged up the money to pay his dental bills

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Recent Examples of scrounge In the distance, pelicans hunt for breakfast in the water and seagulls scrounge for snacks in the sand. Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025 Natron said in the statement that the layoff announcement came late because the company spent the summer scrounging up as many dollars as possible, hoping to avoid going under. Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2025 Department of Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem was still scrounging her cosplay closet for a hard-shell Rolex when someone safely turned the turtles over. Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025 His decision not to run is a severe blow to the Illinois GOP, which has been scrounging for a candidate to succeed Durbin, a longtime Illinois Democrat who’s held the seat since 1997. Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scrounge
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earn
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  • In 2025, Ohtani is likely to earn another MVP award, adding to his ever-expanding trophy cabinet.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • With an annual salary of $67,675, new Arkansas State Police recruits earn more than police recruits in Fayetteville, Little Rock and Rogers.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Scrounge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrounge. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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