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Recent Examples of scrape
Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
Delivery trucks, garbage workers, taxi drivers and honking motorists squeeze by parked cars on narrow side streets, sometimes ripping off side view mirrors or leaving scrapes on bumpers.
—New York Times, 9 June 2026
C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026
Compliance and Ethics in Online Reputation Management Reputable ORM companies should avoid fake reviews, astroturfing, bot engagement, scraped-data tactics, and takedowns that may violate platform rules or the law.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 17 June 2026
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Noun
Her presence is heralded not by the sounds of howls, roars or clanking chains, but by the shutting of the door to her study, the scrape of her chair as it is pulled towards her desk, and the clanking of her type-writer keys.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
Delivery trucks, garbage workers, taxi drivers and honking motorists squeeze by parked cars on narrow side streets, sometimes ripping off side view mirrors or leaving scrapes on bumpers.
—New York Times, 9 June 2026
Verb
The roar gave way to brooms scraping asphalt, trucks idling and fans comparing videos on their phones.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026
Compliance and Ethics in Online Reputation Management Reputable ORM companies should avoid fake reviews, astroturfing, bot engagement, scraped-data tactics, and takedowns that may violate platform rules or the law.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrape
Noun
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During the encounter, the trooper said Parady allegedly appeared to be heavily intoxicated.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Astronomer and UFOlogist Jacques Vallée appears to shed additional light on Juan’s story, and dramatic effects sequences dramatize the emotional impact of his close encounter.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 June 2026
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The most horrifying fact Garcia shared was that a wound as tiny as a tick bite or a scratch can attract a female screwfly to lay her eggs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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In other words, the drug may not create the problem from scratch so much as unmask or worsen one that was already simmering.—
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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Lucy had cuts and bruises to her head, face, arms, legs and back, Fintan Garavan testified.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
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Police said the child had bruises all over his face and body.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Verb
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When my grandchildren were around recently, Marie was gritting her teeth because her nerves were so frayed.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
7 June 2026
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Both of these teams are elite and gritted through losses in the College World Series to get to these finals.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Noun
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One zippered side pocket is great for organizing makeup and brushes, and the other one has a water-resistant sleeve to stash wet items.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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Dry grasses and brush, combined with hot, dry weather, create ideal conditions for wildfires to spread rapidly.—
Haley Parsley,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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Why This Matters for Cornea Healing Traumatic ocular surface injuries affect more than 1 million Americans each year, and severe dry eye disease and corneal abrasions affect millions more.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
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Washing inside out also helps prevent color loss from abrasion, which can leave dark colors looking faded.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
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An 18-year-old woman was shot in the right buttock, a 16-year-old girl was shot in the left calf, a 14-year-old boy suffered a graze wound to the right arm, and another 16-year-old girl suffered a graze wound to the right leg.—
Asal Rezaei,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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American Bison graze at the Grand Teton National Park.—
Garrett Downs,Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
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“Scrape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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