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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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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Villa grew into the game from there, edging what became a scrappy second half and deservedly taking the lead when Buendia bent a shot beyond Vicario in the 77th minute.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Murphy continued to push the idea that the small-market Brewers are the scrappy underdogs in this NLCS matchup – despite winning more games than the Dodgers or anyone else in MLB during the regular season.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
Now, 50 years after their breakup, the Raspberries still count as scrappy underdogs, at least in the eyes of the cultists who keep the band’s legend alive.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Since its founding, the agency has transformed from a scrappy collection of engineers into the world’s most iconic space organization.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Villa grew into the game from there, edging what became a scrappy second half and deservedly taking the lead when Buendia bent a shot beyond Vicario in the 77th minute.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Murphy continued to push the idea that the small-market Brewers are the scrappy underdogs in this NLCS matchup – despite winning more games than the Dodgers or anyone else in MLB during the regular season.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
Now, 50 years after their breakup, the Raspberries still count as scrappy underdogs, at least in the eyes of the cultists who keep the band’s legend alive.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Scrappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrappy. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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