scrape (up or together)

as in to earn
to get with great difficulty we're barely scraping together a living on the farm

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  • Loren insists that less prominent creators looking to earn more money by blurring the line between professional and personal could ultimately put them at risk, marking a stark warning for parents who may have children considering the side hustle.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The senior ended up with more than 50% of the vote, or 713 total, to earn the title of The Tennessean Student of the Week.
    Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
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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 10 Oct. 2025.

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