Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrape (by or through)
Verb
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That’s the environment Close breeds, and intends to carry on after this season.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026 -
Authorities say no hazardous material was being carried on the train and that there is no public safety hazard.—
Jack Springgate,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Working with Preller, 48, would give the new top boss a better sense of him and how the two get along.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Reports that Lindor and Soto didn’t get along last season, their first on the Mets together, were overblown.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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But, um, filler words aren’t the villains they’re made out to be.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
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Chapter 13 is not always the clean break it's made out to be, and there are some downsides to taking this path.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Sometimes, to get away from it all, therapy involved simply getting on a board and riding.—
Eddie Pells,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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This forms a striking contrast with the scenes fashioned to look exactly like a typical cheesy reality TV show, with all the glitter balls, high-resolution close-ups and corny cutaways to crying family members, when Lea gets on the show.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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Teacher pay in Mecklenburg County needs to keep up with the cost of living in Charlotte, where a household might require nearly $100,000 annually to get by.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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Yet Garner still had to scrape to get by while her career was gaining steam in the 1990s.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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That approach cuts the costs of medicines, creates local jobs, and instills reliance to better cope with global shocks.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Gayheart, meanwhile, penned an essay for The Cut that December that offered an inside glimpse at how her family was coping with the diagnosis.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Scrape (by or through).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape%20%28by%20or%20through%29. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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