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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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David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2025
Born Margaret Elizabeth McLarty, the Daytime Emmy winner swapped her given title for a stage name and her North Carolina roots for the scrappy New York acting scene in the 1950s.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Shot on a shoestring budget, the pilot was a scrappy, crude comedy about three narcissistic bar owners in South Philly.
—Alison Weinflash, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2025
Fisker Pear Died June 2024 The Fisker Pear, announced in 2022, was supposed to be a compact electric produced by the scrappy startup helmed by serial car company founder and designer Henrik Fisker.
—Aarian Marshall, Wired News, 19 July 2025
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Adjective
Schaffer’s most notable long-form work to date is probably Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, a scrappy collaboration with his friends and former Saturday Night Live collaborators Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone, a.k.a.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2025
Born Margaret Elizabeth McLarty, the Daytime Emmy winner swapped her given title for a stage name and her North Carolina roots for the scrappy New York acting scene in the 1950s.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Shot on a shoestring budget, the pilot was a scrappy, crude comedy about three narcissistic bar owners in South Philly.
—Alison Weinflash, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2025
Fisker Pear Died June 2024 The Fisker Pear, announced in 2022, was supposed to be a compact electric produced by the scrappy startup helmed by serial car company founder and designer Henrik Fisker.
—Aarian Marshall, Wired News, 19 July 2025
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“Scrappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrappy. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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