SCRAPE (BY OR THROUGH) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

scrape (by or through)

verb

Definition of scrape (by or through)

as in to carry on

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The good vibes carried on with the year’s most competitive bidding war, eventually won by A24.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026
When the family moved to Georgia and bought the Tea House, Major’s daughter, Evangeline, decided to carry on the tradition.

— Heather L. Whitley, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of carry on

Verb

Darmawan says people tend to assume that a household made up entirely of women will find a way to get along.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Oct. 2026
Despite not getting along from the get-go, Lexi and Ridge notice a spark between June and Dan and decide to set them up.

— Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of get along

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But Turek knows the race against Hinson is making out to be one of the most competitive Senate contests in the country.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Four of the mummified corpses also tested positive for alcohol, which likely came from drinking chicha, a beer made out of maize.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of make out

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The dark comedy centers on Malina and Viktor, a sister and brother getting by on the fringes of post-Communist Macedonia by pilfering busts of national heroes cast in bronze, along with manhole covers, and selling off the metal.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Oct. 2026
Wildcat Lake laptops like these have budget-friendly starting prices, but often with just 8GB of RAM, which Windows laptops can struggle to get by on.

— Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of get by

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Lake County families, like those across the nation, are coping with higher prices for gasoline, groceries, housing and health care.

— Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Adam has always coped with the world by drawing—his artwork on yellow legal pads and sticky notes illustrates the novel—but now there’s a new girl in school who’s praised for her artwork, and Adam feels his identity as an artist slipping away.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026

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