scrape (up or together)

Definition of scrape (up or together)next
as in to earn
to get with great difficulty we're barely scraping together a living on the farm

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  • Amarion Hunter earned Championship Game MVP honors with a double double, 21 points and 10 rebounds, to go along with 5 assists and 7 steals.
    Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Scrape (up or together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape%20%28up%20or%20together%29. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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