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
  • Call volumes doubled puts in back-to-back sessions Friday and Monday, with almost three times as many calls bought versus puts by midday Monday, according to data from ThinkOrSwim.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 13 July 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
  • An InStyle editor rounds up 10 chic espresso manicures for your next salon appointment.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 26 July 2026
  • With lower fuel costs being just one of the potential perks of going electric, CNBC Select rounds up some of the most important resources for those considering an electric vehicle.
    — Liz Knueven,Ryley Amond, CNBC, 24 July 2026
Definition of round up
Verb
  • The Warriors settled on acquiring Porzingis from the Atlanta Hawks for Kuminga and Buddy Hield.
    — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • The club acquired him on July 9 for up to $1 million in general allocation money.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
Definition of acquire
Verb
  • The walls of Jerusalem lay in ruins – broken down, exposed, and vulnerable.
    — Liesl Ehmke, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026
  • The victim lay in a pool of his own blood for more than two hours before being found by another deputy.
    — Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 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
  • Someone else may find something that points in a different direction, and eventually, as research accumulates, a consensus will be formed.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • These chemicals, which can accumulate in human bodies and cause cancer, are so widespread across consumer products that they can be found from a pair of yoga pants to non-stick cooking pans.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 24 July 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
  • Jacobsen has assembled plenty of relevant precedents for an unprecedented cataclysm.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
  • The narrator references the tolling of the clock while waiting for the characters to assemble—engineering as theatrical an atmosphere for the start of the story, as possible, and cementing that performance is the story’s governing framework.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Definition of assemble
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