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as in gritted
to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound
she scraped her fingernails across the chalkboard to get everyone's attention
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Recent Examples of scraped
Virginie Berger, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
However, Large Language Models have scraped most of the data that is easily available Expect 2025 to show increasing efforts to obtain data, whether these are business contracts to acquire data, labeling systems to curate yet-untapped data, deploying more sensors, and so on.
—Nisha Talagala, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Some artists and publishers are unhappy with the way their content is being scraped freely by companies like OpenAI and Google to train their large language models — AI models trained on huge quantities of data to generate humanlike responses.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
Most of the posters had been scraped away by Wednesday, though remnants of them remained.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
Small infestations can be scraped off by hand or removed through pruning at any time.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
Their parents, Henry and Lucretia Clark, scraped together money in 1995 to buy the building and the siblings didn’t want to let go of it.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Puritans, in search of religious freedom, sacrificed everything, came to America, battled the harsh winters and scraped up enough food – thanks to the help of Native Americans – to enjoy a feast.
—Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
Month by month, the savings that Rosaline George scraped together in her years as a journalist and local government employee have been dwindling as the 97-year-old pays out of pocket for hourly care.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Adjective
These models are trained on vast, unlicensed datasets scraped from internet and music platforms.
—Virginie Berger, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
However, Large Language Models have scraped most of the data that is easily available Expect 2025 to show increasing efforts to obtain data, whether these are business contracts to acquire data, labeling systems to curate yet-untapped data, deploying more sensors, and so on.
—Nisha Talagala, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Some artists and publishers are unhappy with the way their content is being scraped freely by companies like OpenAI and Google to train their large language models — AI models trained on huge quantities of data to generate humanlike responses.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
Most of the posters had been scraped away by Wednesday, though remnants of them remained.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
Small infestations can be scraped off by hand or removed through pruning at any time.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
Their parents, Henry and Lucretia Clark, scraped together money in 1995 to buy the building and the siblings didn’t want to let go of it.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Puritans, in search of religious freedom, sacrificed everything, came to America, battled the harsh winters and scraped up enough food – thanks to the help of Native Americans – to enjoy a feast.
—Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
Month by month, the savings that Rosaline George scraped together in her years as a journalist and local government employee have been dwindling as the 97-year-old pays out of pocket for hourly care.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scraped
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When Myers was 16 years old, Gilles Bouchard scratched his head with what to do with him.—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
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Holding out hope for a big win, the woman bought a third ticket and scratched it in her car, according to the release.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Kansas City Star,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But ground teams detected the helium leak in Starliner's service module in the aftermath of the scrubbed countdown.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
25 May 2024
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There were no young girls floating by in elegant dresses, no scrubbed and spoiled children dressed in their finery and dragged toward churches and pagodas, no whisper of music drifting out of windows.—
Chantha Nguon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2024
Verb
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Numbers may be higher, though since the numbers were only crunched through November.—
Saleen Martin,
The Courier-Journal,
16 Dec. 2024
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Speaking in purely economic terms, researcher Daniel Jernigan crunched numbers and found a per-capita annual cost in our state (per the Centers for Disease Control) of $843 — more than $350 of which is paid out by government — and taxes that add up to less than $20.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
14 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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When Rudd, 55, appeared on Fallon's late night show to promote his new A24 movie Death of a Unicorn on Thursday, March 27, Fallon, 50, noted that Rudd has performed in just about every genre of film, television and theater one could imagine — except for the soapiest of soap operas.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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There is just cause for the soapier parts: Manet was married, and Morisot wed his brother.—
Julie Belcove,
Robb Report,
23 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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The surgery is often needed to relieve symptoms of coronary artery disease, which occurs when plaque — a waxy substance primarily consisting of cholesterol, fat, calcium, and cellular waste products — builds up in the heart and associated arteries, according to Harvard Health.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
17 July 2025
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Soft scales are about 1/10 to 1/4-inch long and typically are waxy, bright white and produce a sticky waste called honeydew.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
26 June 2025
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“Scraped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraped. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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