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Noun
Those tiny scrapes and scratches harbor nearly impossible-to-remove dirt.—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 May 2025 Currently, the beaches of Torrey Pines are crowded with photographers hoping for that perfect picture of peregrine falcon chicks being raised in crude scrape nests placed on precarious perches, high on the sandstone cliffs.—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
Verb
With Jackson Jobe out of action until possibly 2027, Detroit has already scraped the bottom of the barrel of their pitching depth.—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025 Beat butter and 1 cup of the powdered sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy, scraping down sides of bowl as needed, about 2 minutes.—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for scrape
In fact, the abrasion from repeatedly opening and closing the caps on glass and plastic bottles can release an untold amount of micro- and nanoplastics into the beverage, said Lisa Zimmermann, lead author of the study published Tuesday in the journal NPJ Science of Food.
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Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
24 June 2025
Agudelo was transferred to Elmhurst Hospital where she was treated for numerous skull fractures, a puncture wound to her temple and multiple abrasions, according to Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg.
The tiger had come to the buffalo kraal at about 6 a.m., after the big bulls of the herd had already gone out to graze.
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Cyril E. Holland,
Outdoor Life,
8 May 2025
The administration loves anyone who wants to harvest timber, mine for critical minerals, graze cattle, or produce oil and gas on federals, the interior secretary said.
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