scrape (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrape (out)
Verb
  • My sister looked up at me and ever so gently, with barely perceptible pressure, squeezed my hand.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • If real estate values turn soft in a region, the decline could squeeze a crucial revenue stream for cities, counties, regional agencies and school districts.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The bill on Wednesday night survived a procedural vote on party lines.
    The Hill, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The program also extends support to certain surviving family members, including spouses, dependent children, and even parents of deceased service members.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Built to last, the 2020 model features a new roof design that boasts up to 90 pounds per square foot of snow load.
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The recession began in December 2007, when the housing bubble burst and the financial crisis took hold, and lasted until mid-2009.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And then there’s the Nissan Versa that comes standard with a manual gearbox as a way to both maintain its standing as the most-affordable car in America, and to wring the most out of its tepid (though fuel-efficient) 122-horsepower engine.
    Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Saturate a soft, microfiber cloth with the solution, then wring it out.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Trotter introduced him to elevated culinary circles, affording him opportunities most chefs of color never accessed.
    Janee Bolden, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • When Weissert followed by walking pinch-hitter Carlos Cortes, and third baseman Brett Harris clubbed a go-ahead RBI single, Cora rushed out to stem the bleeding; with virtually zero offensive production from his lineup, waiting for Weissert was a luxury the Red Sox could not afford.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Big thanks to Betty Lin-Fisher and Baily Schulz for carrying on in our absence.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
  • All that carrying on caused the rusty metal trap to cut further into his leg, which caused a terrible infection.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The thrust of Rupert Murdoch’s case revolved around maintaining Fox as a conservative political media force by ensuring that Lachlan’s siblings wouldn’t be able to wrest control of the company from him and moderate its coverage.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
  • For better or worse, the richest have long been able to wrest stars from the less well-off; there is, though, a welcome debate to be had about how much PSR solidifies the status quo.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Scrape (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape%20%28out%29. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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