Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrape (by or through)
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Because of blood revenge, there were not many men left, so then a girl was chosen to carry on a male identity.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025 -
Many still wonder why he was permitted to carry on with his crimes for so long, whether other people who were complicit in them have escaped justice, and how much President Trump may have known while the two were friends.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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Teegan also met Ethan’s brother Micah and his girlfriend Veronica, who was struggling to get along with the Plath family after a fallout with his sister Moriah.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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But Ray was one of the few who could get along with just about anyone.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
2 Aug. 2025
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Those promises are made out of convenience and in order to encourage enforcers to approve a deal.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Even the lampshade is made out of a quilt fragment—DIY, of course.—
Monika Biegler Eyers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Aug. 2025
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Ripley hitting Sky with an accident boot set the stage for Naomi to take advantage and get on the offensive.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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In Moss, who turns 22 in August, the Pittsburgh Pirates get a righty first baseman who gets on base but hasn’t hit for much power in the pros and a 28-year-old lefty reliever in Sisk.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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Be sure to arrive early to hear the 6:30 p.m. opening get by the Young Lions Jazz Conservatory All-Stars, a gifted group of students from the music school Castellanos founded here in 2013.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 July 2025
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These results don't bode well for graphically intense uses like gaming and video editing, but basic graphics processing will get by just fine on this laptop.—
Sherri L. Smith,
PC Magazine,
29 July 2025
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Overwhelming feelings can lead to unhealthy spending habits as a way to cope or find relief, Baeckström said.—
Natalie Wu,
CNBC,
4 Aug. 2025
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Tottenham’s squad struggled to cope with the demands of the Premier League and the Europa League last season.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 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 15 Aug. 2025.
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