SCRAPE (UP OR TOGETHER) Synonyms: 14 Similar Words

scrape (up or together)

verb

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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Gannett may earn revenue for audience referrals to Jackpocket services.

— USA Today staff, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
China’s Xu Mengtao and Wang Xindi both won aerial skiing gold medals in the men's and women's events this week, earning them a matching set of hardware to take home from the Milan Cortina Games.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026

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