scrape (together)

verb

Definition of scrape (together)next
as in to put by

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrape (together)
  1. put by
  2. round up
  3. acquire
  4. lay in
  5. lay away
  6. accumulate
  7. lay up
  8. assemble
Verb
  • At the center of that decision was a memo put by Noem requiring that every contract above $100,000 must be personally signed off by her.
    — Luke Barr, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • More than twice as many Palantir calls traded than puts by volume Monday, with traders buying 56,000 calls and fewer than 25,000 puts, according to ThinkOrSwim data.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of put by
Verb
  • Below, Vogue rounds up 47 favorite cult horror movies, ranging from the very new to a few select tried and tested (and especially chic) classics.
    — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2026
  • From creamy caramel gradients to swirled marble designs, InStyle rounds up 11 manicures inspired by the cozy fall drink.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of round up
Verb
  • That knowledge cannot be acquired in a board meeting or replicated in an accelerator program.
    — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The two new owners came together after Shaw acquired Ponak’s Mexican Kitchen & Bar on Southwest Boulevard, reported the Kansas City Business Journal.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of acquire
Verb
  • Fencing, orange cones, and loose gravel lay in a messy tumble beside its entrance; a tarp was draped, like a dishrag, across the roof.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • For him, the house’s value lay in its proximity to the sea, and in its basement – essentially a garage, with good lighting and an inspection pit – which connected to the coast road along a short steep concrete ramp.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of lay in
Verb
  • Yet, despite the tannins, Freisa is not a wine to lay away in most examples, but rather one that should be enjoyed early on, often chilled, with soups, seafood or lighter meats.
    — Tom Hyland, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
Definition of lay away
Verb
  • Echo chambers, firehoses of information, discerning what’s real and what’s AI-generated, all accumulate to chip away at trust.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The fan guards inside the walk-in cooler had accumulated dust.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of accumulate
Verb
  • Mayflies lay up to 10,000 eggs in the water, and their nymphs can't survive in water that is polluted.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • Female wasps can lay up to 200 eggs a day as long as a host insect is available.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 19 June 2026
Definition of lay up
Verb
  • Mana reportedly paid around $70 million over the years to assemble Mana Wynwood, a 30-acre event venue developed out of a collection of warehouses.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The industrialist Vincent Bolloré has assembled a vast media empire that includes CNews, a Fox News-style channel that has become an important platform for the nationalist right.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of assemble
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