Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrape (by or through)
Verb
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One was Buck Strickland, Hank Hill’s philandering boss, who has many of LBJ’s characteristics including carrying on conversations while on the toilet.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2026 -
His children carry on the broadcast tradition as the Phantom Gourmet brothers.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Who furthermore makes no effort to try to get along with you or your family.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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All these cowboys are starting to get along!—
William Earl,
Variety,
12 June 2026
Verb
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My personal favorite piece from the collection is this adorable side table made out of birchwood plywood.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
18 June 2026
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The University of Kansas marching band played the Algerian national anthem and Lawrence artist Stan Herd created a giant flag of the North African nation, made out of organic materials, to display on the school grounds.—
Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
Verb
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The drama starts before everyone even gets on the plane.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
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The Canadian winger had gotten on his bike and caught up to the Tunisian counter-attack from his own half.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Single mother working hard to get by and get an education and show her son the world.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Even with two incomes, the family is just getting by.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
16 June 2026
Verb
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However, these were never designed to cope with slow, low-flying drones.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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People live with a shortage of drinking water supplies, irrigation becomes trickier for ranchers, rivers dry up for rafters and fishermen, fish and wildlife struggle, and manufacturers must cope with less water.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
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“Scrape (by or through).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape%20%28by%20or%20through%29. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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