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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In the tangled greenery of a Ugandan national park, mountain gorillas sit among the leaves, calmly carrying on as tourists trek into their forest home.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Still, Sheeran carried on with his tour over the weekend, addressing the controversy and expressing a middling stance on Israel’s war in Gaza.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of carry on

Verb

Also, everyone seems to get along quite well, thanks in part to a weekly poker game that doubles as a bonding experience.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Vampires don’t get along with witches and warlocks — and the fight between them is set to escalate even further across the season.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of get along

Verb

Oregon was stunned by Oklahoma State, just two weeks ago, leading to real questions about whether the Ducks are the Playoff contender they were made out to be.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Plus, it's made out of aluminum for extra durability with long hours of play and accidental drops.

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of make out

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None of the old considerations—age, body type, drug problems—matter as much as that one thing, how often the players get on base.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026
But Aesha, who has four nieces, is an experienced babysitter, and gets on with Kayden just fine.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of get on

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The first occurred in Monday’s soggy win, as Jones let a bouncing ball in the gap get by him, resulting in a two-run triple.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Adaya Amaya, 47, ran a catering business from her home and now operates a food truck but barely gets by.

— Elliot Spagat, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of get by

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The band has spent hours in interviews explaining their comeback story, finding Armstrong (and new drummer Colin Brittain), and coping with the loss of Bennington.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2026
My doctor said my body had learned to cope, quietly overworking itself the whole time, which was likely what those stress panels over the years had been picking up on.

— As told to Ayren Jackson-Cannady, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2026

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