Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrape (by or through)
Verb
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In his absence, Ellington has carried on.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026 -
At home, those of us without relatives doing the fighting mainly feel the effects of the war at the pump — oil prices have topped $100 per barrel as a disruption affecting roughly 20% of global oil supply ripples through energy markets — but otherwise our days here carry on much as normal.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Melegrito described Tietjens as confident, respectful and easy to get along with.—
Gordon Lubold,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 2026
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Both plants get along in a sunny garden with soil that drains well.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 Mar. 2026
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Wayfair also carries plenty of woodburning fire pits made out of steel, many with intricate designs.—
Daniel Modlin,
Architectural Digest,
5 Mar. 2026
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Not all loafers need to be made out of black leather.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Mar. 2026
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The lower compartment can also hold several toiletry bottles to help prevent leaks from getting on your clothes.—
Michelle Baricevic,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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Then, DeBruce pulled out his gun and told everyone in the store to get on the floor.—
Elise Hammond,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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And a recent trend in productivity gains illustrates how spending on artificial intelligence has allowed some firms to get by with leaner staffing.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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A lot of folks could likely get by with less storage, but Touch ID is pretty much an essential quality-of-life feature that Apple should've included with the base model.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Mar. 2026
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Officials in these countries insist that their inventory of defense munitions can cope with the Iranian onslaught, but there are fears that as the conflict drags on, stockpiles could run low.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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Smooth, rounded bullnose coping framed walls, stairs, and planters in backyards of the 1960s and 1970s.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
4 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 14 Mar. 2026.
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