Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scraped (out)
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Gerth survived with her family and friends by sheltering in the basement.—
Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026 -
Thomas, who is ninety, has recently survived a bout with the virus.—
Giles Harvey,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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And almost all traffic goes through two main shipping lanes that are even more squeezed.—
Annette Choi,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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More than 22,000 oranges are squeezed, and hundreds of gallons of drinks are poured, all for opening day.—
Caroline Foreback,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Decades of warming have wrung many parts of the US dry.—
Mark Gongloff,
Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2026
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Cover the area with a kitchen towel that has been soaked in hot water and then wrung out.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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Since the blockade, virtually everyone on the island has lost power in blackouts that, at one point, lasted 20 hours; three grids have broken down in four months; hospitals have been unable to function.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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That strike lasted more than a year and included violent confrontations between police and protesters.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Scraped (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraped%20%28out%29. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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