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scraped

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verb

past tense of scrape
1
as in scratched
to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface the rusty old gate scrapes against the pavement whenever anyone opens it

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2
as in grazed
to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface she scraped her knee when she fell down

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3
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
Verb
Your dinner plates will be scraped clean even faster, ready for seconds. Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026 Max Scherzer looks sharp, feels fresh Max Scherzer scraped his cleats on the back of the Minnesota Twins’ spring mound before stepping in for his first pitch on Friday. Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026 Helium is used during the etching process, when material that's been deposited on a wafer is scraped away to form transistor structures, said Jacob Feldgoise, an analyst at Georgetown University's Center for Security and Emerging Technology. ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026 That’s something that the broader AI industry has so far struggled to do, partly because LLMs are typically trained on vast, messy datasets scraped from across the internet, where ownership, consent and individual contributions from millions of sources are nearly impossible to track. Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026 Data brokers collect and resell personal information gathered from public records, websites and scraped databases. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026 There were scraped knees, arguments about whether the ball was fair or foul, and orange slices at halftime. Mark J. Friedlander, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026 MAKfam, a Chinese restaurant with a Michelin nod for its value, faced a tough first-round opponent, The Empress Seafood, and scraped out a win. Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026 That way, those accounts can’t be scraped up by brokers. Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scraped
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • Ace right-hander Jacob deGrom, making his first start of the season after being scratched Saturday with a neck injury, cruised through the first four innings and almost made if out of the fifth, but Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson hit a two-run double to tie the game at 3.
    Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The Red Sox played without catcher Carlos Narváez after he was scratched from the lineup Wednesday.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But the Olympic debutant gritted her teeth and tried to forget about her throbbing, bruised knee.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The 6-foot-6, 260-pound Westlake graduate missed just one game earlier this season but gritted his way through an undisclosed injury.
    Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 12 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Recalling the English folk motif of the tree as possessing healing powers, a clump of soil dug up from an orchard in Lothlórien is used to replenish the scoured Shire.
    Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On break point, Sabalenka crunched a backhand winner.
    CBS News, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Even with a resolution to the war, corporate margins could be crunched, or prices passed through, resulting in a rebound in inflation, neither of which is good for stocks.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Fill the crack in the door with the epoxy wood filler, spreading a small bit of the paste over the sanded area to help close and bond the edges of the crack together.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Visual observations have also shown that the coated perlite did not leach out prematurely.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Its coated bottom protects your training gear from spills and other damage.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The PryBar-PlayMaker is designed for wear resistance and fingerprint prevention, due to its sandblasted surface.
    Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The sandblasted and silver anodized surface is highly compatible with the finish on Apple laptops.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025

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“Scraped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraped. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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