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
  • 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
  • This tidal locking, simply put by the University of Hawaii at Manoa, is the result of the gravitational effect of the Earth on the Moon.
    — Ray Petelin, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Definition of put by
Verb
  • The bitter, disillusioned Tucker, estranged from his wife and young son because of his years of absence overseas, decides to round up the members of his old unit and embark on a mission to retrieve the money.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
  • So, grab your boa, round up the group chat, and book that nail appointment.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of round up
Verb
  • But five first-round draft choices eliminated for the Clippers, a team that was already acquiring draft picks in an obvious rebuild!
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The Bayeux Museum recently acquired an early photographic copy of the tapestry from the estate of the Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts.
    — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of acquire
Verb
  • The aroma filled my nostrils, fighting the overpowering perfume of the flowers that lay in a vivid blanket of color around the gaping grave.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Those are solid efficiency metrics, but even more value lay in how that time was reinvested.
    — Ganesh Shankar, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 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
  • Hassouna and co-editor Denis LePaven pace the chronological patchwork of footage less as a story with a predestined shape, and more as shifting tiles of accumulating losses that the audience can traverse without being too overwhelmed.
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The forces of destruction accumulated through the Second World War.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 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
  • The latest contract builds on work that began in 2023, when GE Aerospace received initial funding for concept development and assembled the team that would work on the platform.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The football players receive 60 minutes against a roster that is usually bigger, faster, stronger and assembled with exponentially more money.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of assemble
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