as in scrapes
to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound
the crash victim gritted his teeth as a way of coping with the pain
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Both of these work by churning an ice cream (or sorbet, or froyo) base in a freezing cold environment and feature a paddle that scrapes tiny ice crystals off the walls of the machine while aerating the mixture.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 June 2026 -
All these ideas and connections sort of gradually built up in the same way that Yoriko, the sculptor, gradually adds clay to her model — and then scrapes some off again, and then adds new bits.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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This only scratches the surface.—
Emily Olsen,
New York Times,
2 Dec. 2025
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The number of back-to-backs, however, only scratches the surface of the Warriors’ brutal slate.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
26 Nov. 2025
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At The Happy Crane, Parry gives the char siu treatment to rich Iberico pork jowl, steams and grinds his own rice for the crab rice roll, and tosses Monterey abalone and Jimmy Nardello peppers into a smoking wok with XO sauce.—
Becky Duffett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 June 2026
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Not necessarily that the basketball becomes easier, but each minute is so tense, both teams are so focused and each possession is so tight that the winner is often decided by which team — or player — can execute when the game grinds to a halt.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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“Grits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grits. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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