SCRAPED (UP OR TOGETHER) Synonyms: 14 Similar Words

scraped (up or together)

verb

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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Henderson earned his second interception of the night on the final play.

— Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
His comments earned him a response from White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

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