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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
Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Hawk told investigators Cruz was upset with him because Hawk had scraped his vehicle, according to the probable cause statement.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 31 Dec. 2025
At area gas stations, drivers scraped ice from windshields while refueling.
—Ross Dimattei, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
Everything else was scraped off and sent away for DNA analysis.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Others quickly pointed out the similarities between Taylor and James, and began dropping Kevin James memes, scraped from his long film and TV career, into the comments section of Taylor’s videos.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 Dec. 2025
Scanning one paragraph ChatGPT scraped from the internet leaves parents vulnerable to misinformation.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 10 Dec. 2025
The Tribune also argues that Perplexity scraped and distributed its content without authorization.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2025
Dell also reported that 49 million customer records were scraped after attackers took advantage of an unprotected API endpoint.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Verb
Except for that victory at the Etihad — Amad was in a position to cause such damage because Amorim played him in an unusual role infield, which City never got to grips with — those moments came when Amorim essentially tore up his system, went rogue, and United scraped their way over the line.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Hawk told investigators Cruz was upset with him because Hawk had scraped his vehicle, according to the probable cause statement.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 31 Dec. 2025
At area gas stations, drivers scraped ice from windshields while refueling.
—Ross Dimattei, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
Everything else was scraped off and sent away for DNA analysis.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Others quickly pointed out the similarities between Taylor and James, and began dropping Kevin James memes, scraped from his long film and TV career, into the comments section of Taylor’s videos.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 Dec. 2025
Scanning one paragraph ChatGPT scraped from the internet leaves parents vulnerable to misinformation.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 10 Dec. 2025
The Tribune also argues that Perplexity scraped and distributed its content without authorization.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2025
Dell also reported that 49 million customer records were scraped after attackers took advantage of an unprotected API endpoint.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scraped
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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Two bills returned into Rafiq’s hand upon his pointing out that the wood panelling on the side of the radio was scratched and that the knob felt rather flimsy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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Her feet were red and bruised, her face and neck were scratched and bruises that appeared to be finger imprints were visible on her neck, the affidavit says.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Carolina Panthers gritted out a 13-6 win over the New York Jets on the road thanks to a two-interception day from Jaycee Horn, a turnover-free performance from the offense and a close-to-flawless day on special teams.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
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His night was capped when he was crunched by two Seahawks defenders on his final snap, a fourth-down incompletion that ultimately ended the game.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
4 Jan. 2026
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The data from their sensors is already starting to get crunched, revealing how effectively the car cushioned them from the force of the collision.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
16 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Also, the grout joints must all be the same depth and texture, because sanded grout is difficult to paint evenly.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Andrade and her team synthesized and coated iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles with bioactive glass.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Jan. 2026
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Clean coated handles with soap and water, then wipe the surface with a thin layer of natural wax to preserve the shine.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
2 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The sandblasted and silver anodized surface is highly compatible with the finish on Apple laptops.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Scraped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraped. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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