scrape (by or through)

verb

Definition of scrape (by or through)next
as in to carry on

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrape (by or through)
  1. carry on
  2. get along
  3. make out
  4. get on
  5. get by
  6. cope
Verb
  • Twain and Marie-Anne became close friends, and Twain was shocked to learn that Marie-Anne and Lange had been allegedly carrying on an extramarital affair—losing both her husband and her best friend in one fell swoop.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 31 July 2026
  • Columbus is coming off an emotional 2-1 win over state rival FC Cincinnati that ended in an altercation, which started in the last minute of the game and carried on past the final whistle.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Definition of carry on
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  • Everyone seems to be getting along except for Andriy and Bobby, who are already butting heads with Jude caught in the middle.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • This will be felt most prominently between Percy and Thalia (Tamara Smart) who do not get along.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of get along
Verb
  • Sabath isn’t convinced an AI future is as inevitable as it’s being made out to be.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026
  • It’s made out of a four-way stretch, breathable, quick-dry material.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026
Definition of make out
Verb
  • Palace’s Ismaila Sarr, Daichi Kamada and Daniel Munoz all got on the scoresheet multiple times for Senegal, Japan and Colombia.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Officers repeatedly told Matthie to get on the ground, lie on his stomach and place his hands behind his back.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of get on
Verb
  • The novelist who wants to write about how young people (barely) get by in the world today has to explain why all of this overwhelm often translates into paralysis—without boring readers to distraction.
    — Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
  • And especially as prices for essentials like gas and groceries remain elevated, many Americans are relying on credit cards just to get by.
    — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 22 July 2026
Definition of get by
Verb
  • But Perel believes that many people are struggling to cope with that precarity.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
  • On the positive side, perhaps Root will have come up with new ways to cope with the pressure in the last four years.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of cope
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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 2 Aug. 2026.

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