scraped (up or together)

past tense of scrape (up or together)
as in earned
to get with great difficulty we're barely scraping together a living on the farm

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earned
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  • For instance, if both people are eligible but one earned more, collect the lower amount first to have some cash.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • When his high fly ball crossed into Toronto’s home bullpen, Guerrero earned his first playoff homer.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Scraped (up or together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraped%20%28up%20or%20together%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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