Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrape (by or through)
Verb
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Coalition members also agreed to carry on with long-term military support for Ukraine and pledged defense cooperation, including training, defense production and intelligence sharing.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026 -
The notebook includes not just copies of letters in the Watkins papers but Virginia’s meticulous record of her fact-checking and her correspondence with Polly about the book’s success, spin-offs, sequels, and other projects carrying on to Polly’s death in 1962.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Paola says Teddy gets along well with his pack of pals.—
Chandler Boese,
Kansas City Star,
4 Nov. 2025
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Why can’t every country get along with each other?—
Kaleb Demerew,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But for Frank, making out with all of his lovers while splashing around in a swimming pool might actually be worth dying for.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
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Rather than leather, the eyestay is made out of a rougher material, and an unshrouded tongue leaves its foam out for onlookers to see.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Too $hort getting on it was just like the icing on the cake.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The team dealt with some tough injury luck and never got on a roll.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Duffy said some controllers can get by missing one paycheck, but not two or more.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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As a refugee with his family from Vietnam in 1989, his parents and two brothers all relied on government assistance to get by in those early years.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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How did the bands cope with all that happening at once?—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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Many turn to short-term coping strategies that undermine long-term survival, like selling off livestock.—
Nurith Aizenman,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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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 8 Jan. 2026.
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