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Adjective (2)
she was a scrappy girl despite—or, perhaps, because of—her small size
a pair of scrappy movie critics who can never agree on anything
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Martine Paris, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Mangiapane wasn’t put in an ideal position to rack up points, but was still an impactful forward because of his scrappy, high-energy playing style and high-end two-way game.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Outfielder Sal Frelick isn't an all-star yet, but the speedy, scrappy outfielder is slowly becoming the face of the 2025 team.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 11 July 2025
Drenched in hues of pink and purple, the eye-popping world hosts less polished characters revealing the animation’s more scrappy, independent provenance.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 8 July 2025
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Adjective
For five days and nights, the tech world remained glued to X for blow-by-blow coverage from a cadre of scrappy reporters.
—Martine Paris, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Mangiapane wasn’t put in an ideal position to rack up points, but was still an impactful forward because of his scrappy, high-energy playing style and high-end two-way game.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Outfielder Sal Frelick isn't an all-star yet, but the speedy, scrappy outfielder is slowly becoming the face of the 2025 team.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 11 July 2025
Drenched in hues of pink and purple, the eye-popping world hosts less polished characters revealing the animation’s more scrappy, independent provenance.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 8 July 2025
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“Scrappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrappy. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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