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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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Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
But Robbie, ever the scrappy guy, already sees through the naïve guise and holds the FBI Task Force agent at gun point.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
After the industry was deregulated in 1978, a wave of scrappy, low-cost carriers took on legacy airlines, and with far lower costs than their much larger rivals, managed to stay competitive.
—Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 6 Oct. 2025
Bo Naylor Cleveland's offense isn't an explosive one, so Naylor's three-run home run to blow the game open in Game 2 kept the Guardians alive in the series and offered a rare flex of power from a scrappy lineup.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The Brewers are supposed to be the scrappy underdog.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
But Robbie, ever the scrappy guy, already sees through the naïve guise and holds the FBI Task Force agent at gun point.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
After the industry was deregulated in 1978, a wave of scrappy, low-cost carriers took on legacy airlines, and with far lower costs than their much larger rivals, managed to stay competitive.
—Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 6 Oct. 2025
Bo Naylor Cleveland's offense isn't an explosive one, so Naylor's three-run home run to blow the game open in Game 2 kept the Guardians alive in the series and offered a rare flex of power from a scrappy lineup.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Scrappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrappy. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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