as in to eke out
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrape (out)
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Profits are squeezed because of the RAM crisis and Samsung has responded with price increases and weaker deals.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026 -
SpaceX argues that orbital data centers sidestep the land, water and power grid constraints squeezing terrestrial AI.—
Chris Stokel-Walker,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
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The pier was able to survive Saturday's King Tide, which the National Weather Service said was the highest Summer wave levels on record.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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New York survived the scramble by controlling the glass and doing just enough at the free-throw line.—
Dan Zaksheske,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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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,
18 June 2026
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The hurricane season lasts six months, from June through November.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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Rather than wringing and twisting it to remove the excess water, roll it up in a clean, dry towel and gently squeeze out the water.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
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Many of the hand-wringing pieces written at the 2014 World Cup were in the English language, as is this article.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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That wasn’t cheap, and my family couldn’t afford it.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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But injuries to marquee players are what the league can’t afford in order to change the tenor of the regular season.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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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
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His children carry on the broadcast tradition as the Phantom Gourmet brothers.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
15 June 2026
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That was when microbes wrested energy from light and, in the process, breathed new life into the world.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
10 June 2026
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Kantamanto is trying to wrest back some measure of control.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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“Scrape (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape%20%28out%29. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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