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Recent Examples of scrape
Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
This compact kit includes 276 pieces, covering everything from scrapes to unexpected travel mishaps.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
ArsTechnica, 7 Nov. 2025
Gold Coast An hour south, the Gold Coast is all contrasts—a skyline of high-rises scraping the sand of some of the world’s best surf breaks.
—Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Even minor damages – scrapes or scarring – to the nuclear reactor’s interior require considerable time and resources for repair.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
This compact kit includes 276 pieces, covering everything from scrapes to unexpected travel mishaps.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
Packer suspected that these queries were connected to reporting from The Information in August that cited sources claiming OpenAI was scraping Google search results to power ChatGPT responses.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Nov. 2025
Gold Coast An hour south, the Gold Coast is all contrasts—a skyline of high-rises scraping the sand of some of the world’s best surf breaks.
—Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrape
Noun
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So commences a night of harrowing encounters and trauma both physical and mental, starting with Ron and Mike’s trip to meet Oliver at a bar after one of his shows.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Huynh’s encounter demonstrates the difficulty people have just figuring out what agency an officer represents, especially since most DHS agencies do not have standard uniforms.—
Andy Rose 19 hr ago,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Blood from my knee painted more red down a canvas of a million smaller scratches.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Different types of objects have been successfully 3D printed in space, but making functional human tissue from scratch — blood vessels, for example — requires special innovation.—
Jessica Rendall,
Space.com,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Jones victory comes amid a political landscape that has shifted regarding cancel culture and the intensity and lasting effects of political bruises.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Watch Adcock show off his post-fall bruise below.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Bob Donnan / Imagn Images North Carolina and head coach Bill Belichick picked up a second straight ACC win on Saturday, gritting to a 20-15 victory over Stanford in Chapel Hill.—
Justin Williams,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Buccaneers quarterback has been showcasing some toughness and grit through his own injury scares, and also leading the team to gutsy fourth-quarter comebacks.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Once that’s done and completely turned off, use a small brush to clean around the disposal and inside it.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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Her brushes guided her into a new era—one where art would no longer be a side passion, but the foundation of a visual language that continues to deepen, expand, and heal.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Less abrasion on the surface helps denim maintain its color.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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Starting guard Reese Dixon-Waters was a full practice participant two days after missing the 77-45 victory against Long Beach State with a corneal abrasion in his eye that necessitated a trip to the emergency room followed by appointments with ophthalmologists.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The man suffered a graze would to the chest during the shooting and was treated and later released from a local hospital.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Oct. 2025
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The lawsuit says Thorns, who was handcuffed at the scene, suffered a graze wound to his forehead.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Scrape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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