Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrape (by or through)
Verb
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For now, retailers who sell kratom products are simply carrying on until they’re investigated by county health inspectors.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026 -
Gavalas went to the location, and the bot carried on the fiction.—
Brittany Wallman
Updated March 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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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He is disillusioned by the inability of people -- most of whom have been through revolutions and discrimination themselves -- to get along.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 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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Chloe McCrory, Anika Grube, Georgia Ware and Taliah Pigo also got on the scoresheet for the Lady Tigers.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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But the Longhorns don';t want to set that new low tonight; Cam Heide finally gets on the stat sheet with back-to-back 3-pointers, and Dailyn Swain (13 points, eight rebounds) hits his first 3.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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 10 Mar. 2026.
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