SCRAPE (BY OR THROUGH) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

scrape (by or through)

verb

Definition of scrape (by or through)

as in to carry on

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In the tangled greenery of a Ugandan national park, mountain gorillas sit among the leaves, calmly carrying on as tourists trek into their forest home.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Still, Sheeran carried on with his tour over the weekend, addressing the controversy and expressing a middling stance on Israel’s war in Gaza.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of carry on

Verb

Also, everyone seems to get along quite well, thanks in part to a weekly poker game that doubles as a bonding experience.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Vampires don’t get along with witches and warlocks — and the fight between them is set to escalate even further across the season.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of get along

Verb

Surely it's made out of foam or wood, painted to look like a real axe?

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026
The agent’s story peters out at the end; Simon photographs a quilt made out of T-shirts from his many law-enforcement jobs which his girlfriend commissioned for him from Etsy.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of make out

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The Sooners got on the scoreboard in the third quarter when Mateer connected with tight end Rocky Beers on a 17-yard touchdown five plays after Stockton threw his first interception of the season.

— Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026
The Montana Grizzlies scored 31 unanswered points Saturday against UC Davis before the Aggies got on the board just before halftime at UC Davis Health Stadium.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of get on

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The popular Carbone’s Kitchen has been operating with a large generator, but most of the smaller shops and service businesses there are trying to get by part-time with smaller ones.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026
But war debts, inflation and a temporary stop to profitable trade with the enormous British Empire left Americans scrambling to get by in the 1780s.

— Sandra Slater, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026

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