scrape (up or together)

verb

Definition of scrape (up or together)next
as in to earn
to get with great difficulty we're barely scraping together a living on the farm

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  • Their latest victory was a 4-0 win over the New York Mets on Saturday, earned on the strength of Eduardo Rivera’s 3 2/3 scoreless innings, a key fourth-inning two-run homer from Andruw Monasterio and a late insurance shot from Masataka Yoshida.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • Mason Miller earned his 24th save of the season in a scoreless ninth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 July 2026
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“Scrape (up or together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape%20%28up%20or%20together%29. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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