scraped (out)

past tense of scrape (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scraped (out)
Verb
  • She is survived by her son, Gregory Pendleton, and by a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and other relatives.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
  • He is survived by his two children, Sabrina Jaglom and Simon Jaglom.
    Carmel Dagan, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At those rates, without a significant change in policy or health care costs, the general fund would be squeezed to nearly nothing in the next 15 years, according to an analysis by the governor's Office of State Planning and Budgeting.
    Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
  • During the presidency of Richard Nixon, public servants at the DOJ felt squeezed between what the president wanted and what the law required.
    Carrie Johnson, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Hands are wrung together or flung wide.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • But after logging three and half miles through Miami one sweltering evening this week, members wrung out sweaty shirts, chugged ice water and welcomed a soaking rain shower at the finish line.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The barrage lasted for more than 12 hours, the president said.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
  • His sojourn at the hot corner lasted mere seconds.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Scraped (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraped%20%28out%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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