SCRAPE (OUT) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

scrape (out)

verb

Definition of scrape (out)

as in to eke out

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New Jersey was pushed by the struggling Dallas team, who nearly eked out a DreamBreaker win before NJ advanced.

— Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 15 June 2026
Filimon stood at the front of the crowd and asked what would happen to those trying to eke out a living digging for gold by hand.

— Claire Wilmot & Gisa Tunbridge, The Dial, 12 June 2026

Definition of eke out

Verb

Oil prices, meanwhile, continued to climb as fighting in the Middle East keeps squeezing the global flow of crude.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
The price for a barrel of Brent crude went above $109 on Monday morning as fighting in the Middle East keeps squeezing the global flow of oil.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of squeeze

Verb

The average company is 109 years old, and more than half have been in business for over a century, surviving global conflicts and adapting through multiple industrial revolutions.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
The system would also need to survive punishing off-road conditions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of survive

Verb

The unconditional quality of my love for him will not last forever, just as my brother’s did not.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
The show draws top-level artists for musical guest performances, including Stevie Nicks, Adele, and the Go-Go’s, who have all left lasting impressions with their appearances.

— Lily Moayeri, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of last

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Astronomers have repeatedly pointed Webb toward the little red dots, wringing precious new information from these pixels of light.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
But Practical Magic 2 has little on its mind besides how to wring nostalgia from every gesture, needle drop, and line of dialogue.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of wring

Verb

Thabet also worries about his sister, who hasn't been able to afford her diabetes medication for over a month.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
The money Jackson makes from paying patients goes back into the system to help fund its operations and cover the bill for patients who can’t afford the necessary medical treatment.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of afford

Verb

The acquisition also puts Lewis in the somewhat unusual position of carrying on the businesses of two veteran New York printmakers who helped shape his career.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Lizárraga has carried on the legacy of his father, who passed away just as the band was arriving in Europe for the first time three decades ago.

— Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of carry on

Verb

Just last decade state officials attempted to wrest control of Charlotte’s airport from the city.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026
The former indicates some potential fantasy upside if Raridon is eventually able to wrest the TE1 job away from Hunter Henry.

— Jakob Sanderson, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of wrest

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