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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  • His performance earned him hearty pats on the back from Counsell when he was pulled in the sixth and loud cheers from the strong Cubs contingent among the 40,193 fans at American Family Field.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • Adorni insisted the money was earned legitimately including through cryptocurrency investments.
    Clara Preve, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
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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 5 Jul. 2026.

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