Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrape (by or through)
Verb
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The women’s games are covered by ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPNNEWS, with some of the marquee team’s early games carried on ABC.—
Eric Womack,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026 -
The open casting call has been made, and auditions are scheduled for this spring, as early as next week, and will carry on throughout the summer.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The whole settlement will collapse if townspeople can’t get along.—
Stephanie Burt,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Surely seventh graders are capable of understanding that people need to get along with one another, rather than living in a constant state of alarm, suspecting that others mean us harm.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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And then the German tanks were made out of materials, many of which came from the Soviet Union.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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This is an incredible vintage circle skirt featuring horses made out of hay.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Cordova then got on top of the victim and punched him several times in the face and head.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Who wouldn’t want to get on board?—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Some people have relied on predatory loans to get by.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
25 Mar. 2026
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She’s been there since January, mostly getting by on her own.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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As an Iranian American and a university professor in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, my way of coping is not to deny the harm America has done to my country and region.—
Mehrnoush Soroush,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Principal Bryan Emmert said Fremont High School does offer resources for students struggling to cope with any issue.—
Abigail Min,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 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 3 Apr. 2026.
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