SCRAPE (OUT) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

scrape (out)

verb

Definition of scrape (out)

as in to eke out

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Verb

Every new theorem ratchets one wall inward, squeezing the gap a little tighter.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 15 July 2026
The brain-squeezing rush of those starts is nearly indescribable.

— Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 15 July 2026

Definition of squeeze

Verb

The search lasted until Monday, when Núñez returned to the disaster site convinced that her son had not survived and that his body was still beneath the rubble.

— Susana Erazo, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
The victim, who Cofield considered a romantic rival, survived the 2018 drive-by shooting but was left paralyzed from the waist down.

— Danny Robbins, AJC.com, 16 July 2026

Definition of survive

Verb

Update your emergency kit and be sure to include enough food and water to last for 3 days for each person in your home.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
The relationship lasted until last month when the girl detailed it to Special Victims Bureau detectives, the sheriff’s office said.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Definition of last

Verb

Extreme rainfall events like this are becoming more common as planet-warming pollution drives temperatures higher, because warmer air holds more moisture – which storms can then wring out like a water-laden sponge in heavy, localized downpours.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
But while Erling Haaland and his band of striking Vikings have taken the 2026 World Cup by storm, Norwegian sports officials have been wringing their hands about the future of the nation’s sports model.

— Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of wring

Verb

Pipeline line fill, tank bottoms and other operational inventories are often carried on company balance sheets but generate little direct revenue.

— Mia Gindis, Fortune, 9 July 2026
La Scuola del Cuoio carries on Florence’s historic leather-making tradition and is the perfect place to buy a high-quality artisan bag.

— Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026

Definition of carry on

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Both the Russian and Chinese governments have been compromising routers for years, sometimes in prolonged tugs-of-war to wrest control of devices the other has already commandeered.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
And yet, no one has wrested the crown away from the attention king.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of wrest

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