Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrape (by or through)
Verb
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In a prerecorded message, Lee said silencing a voice cannot silence an idea and urged attendees to carry on Kirk’s mission.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025 -
Content creator Mychal Threets, also known as Mychal the Librarian, will carry on the legacy as the new host.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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Manes and Bukele got along well.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Before attending the show, Streep and Wintour, 75, met each other and the pair appeared to get along splendidly, as seen in a video posted on Instagram by Vogue.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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Hoping to better understand the demand for smutty scares, Hitchcock and his wife, Alma Reville (Olivia Williams), spend an interminable evening at the theater surrounded by people throwing popcorn and making out while the topless woman onscreen is tortured and killed in a masked man’s dungeon.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Oct. 2025
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The letters were made out of white tape.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But some plants just seem to have not gotten on the fall color line when genes were distributed sometime just after the Big Bang.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Much will change for the Bucks when Antetokounmpo gets on the floor after recovering from COVID-19.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Many entry-level Ford workers, Farley also recounted at Ford Pro Accelerate, have had to take multiple jobs just to get by before the company moved them to full-time status, raising wages and offering more security.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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If Orlando pairs fierce defense with just enough scoring to get by, this could be the beginning of a special group.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Combs' case was particularly challenging, wading into the murky intersections of consent and coercion, celebrity, complex workplace dynamics and the myriad ways that people cope with trauma.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Luis Enrique has built PSG to last, with players who interchange easily and a squad deep enough to cope with a stack of absentees which itself read like a Ballon d’Or nominations list.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 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 Oct. 2025.
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