scraped (out)

past tense of scrape (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scraped (out)
Verb
  • Oxy barely survived the downturn, slashing its dividend from 79 cents per share each quarter down to just one penny.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Only 13 of the 62 crew members survived.
    Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Meet Nashville's new crime-fighting Clydesdale Metro Nashville mounted patrol officer Michael Douglas squeezed a three-foot-long rubber chicken, producing an increasingly louder and closer screeching sound to try and provoke a 1,700-pound Clydesdale named Ross.
    Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
  • While ultrafast and squeezed light pulses have been separately used for transmitting data, combining them enhances both speed and security.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Others wrung riches from the network; Berners-Lee assumed the mantle of moral authority, fighting to safeguard the web’s openness and promote equitable access.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 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
  • Gil — last year’s AL Rookie of the Year — lasted just 2 2/3 innings before Boone removed him for lefty Tim Hill with the Yankees down 2-0.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • According to Gach, this kind of play has existed for years and its a reflection of the five-year civil war that lasted in South Sudan until 2018 and the ongoing war in Sudan.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Scraped (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraped%20%28out%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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