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as in grits
to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound
she scraped her fingernails across the chalkboard to get everyone's attention
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Recent Examples of scrapes
Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
The students sustained minor scrapes and bruises in the crash, per the assistant principal.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
The victim, a 31-year-old man, had visible facial injuries, including scrapes, lacerations and swelling, and injuries indicative of being dragged on pavement, police wrote.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
Water damage, humidity, and hinges that need adjustments can also create shifts that leave scrapes and wear.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
Recovery and What Comes Next At SeaWorld’s facility, the care team focused on hydrating and warming the manatee while treating cuts and scrapes on the belly and underside, as well as treating an infection.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
There, the team focused on hydrating and warming him while treating cuts and scrapes on his belly and underside, along with an infection.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
Nelson Villa is battered and bruised, pointing out a fat lip, a couple of bumps, and scrapes.
—Ted Scouten, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Federal crash data indicated that Waymo vehicles were involved in at least 202 crashes in Arizona between 2021 and 2024, from minor scrapes to 31 crashes that resulted in injuries, the Arizona’s Family news outlet reported.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 1 Apr. 2026
To show me, Max reaches a metal pick into a tank of clear water and scrapes a white line that seems to hover in the center of the tank.
—Blair Braverman, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
Meyer helped design a tracking system that scrapes data from Zillow to detect price hikes greater than 10%.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Kgasi makes his way down to one of the vertical surfaces of the pit and scrapes it gently.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 4 Feb. 2026
With a palette knife, Callie Siskel scrapes at the raw face of elegy, revealing interior forms on a canvas where the poet’s father lives beyond death.
—Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 26 Nov. 2025
But the legendary key party scene only scrapes the surface, and the film's blue-gray moodiness is downright enveloping, not to mention its brutally honest depiction of family ties.
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
Nobody catches it for week, until someone scrapes customer addresses and posts them online.
—Daniel Fusch, Ascend Agency, 28 Oct. 2025
Injuries can occur when the person scrapes over the rocks.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
Rappers have been using scrapes with violence and death as promotional material forever.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
The students sustained minor scrapes and bruises in the crash, per the assistant principal.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
The victim, a 31-year-old man, had visible facial injuries, including scrapes, lacerations and swelling, and injuries indicative of being dragged on pavement, police wrote.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
Water damage, humidity, and hinges that need adjustments can also create shifts that leave scrapes and wear.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
Recovery and What Comes Next At SeaWorld’s facility, the care team focused on hydrating and warming the manatee while treating cuts and scrapes on the belly and underside, as well as treating an infection.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
There, the team focused on hydrating and warming him while treating cuts and scrapes on his belly and underside, along with an infection.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
Nelson Villa is battered and bruised, pointing out a fat lip, a couple of bumps, and scrapes.
—Ted Scouten, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Federal crash data indicated that Waymo vehicles were involved in at least 202 crashes in Arizona between 2021 and 2024, from minor scrapes to 31 crashes that resulted in injuries, the Arizona’s Family news outlet reported.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
Avery Sullivan, with whom Morris also plays in the country-rock band Fust, keeps loose time on drums, tapping the snare like someone setting down coffee mugs while Libby Rodenbough scrapes out a few melody lines on her fiddle and colors empty spaces with some ghostly tremolo.
—Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 1 Apr. 2026
To show me, Max reaches a metal pick into a tank of clear water and scrapes a white line that seems to hover in the center of the tank.
—Blair Braverman, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
Meyer helped design a tracking system that scrapes data from Zillow to detect price hikes greater than 10%.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Kgasi makes his way down to one of the vertical surfaces of the pit and scrapes it gently.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 4 Feb. 2026
With a palette knife, Callie Siskel scrapes at the raw face of elegy, revealing interior forms on a canvas where the poet’s father lives beyond death.
—Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 26 Nov. 2025
But the legendary key party scene only scrapes the surface, and the film's blue-gray moodiness is downright enveloping, not to mention its brutally honest depiction of family ties.
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
Nobody catches it for week, until someone scrapes customer addresses and posts them online.
—Daniel Fusch, Ascend Agency, 28 Oct. 2025
Injuries can occur when the person scrapes over the rocks.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrapes
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Snake encounters in California Last month, the California Poison Control System reported 77 calls regarding rattlesnake bites in the first three months of 2026.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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That survey found encounters with federal agents caused many people not to go to work.—
Ubah Ali,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Aloe vera, for example, will always remind me of my grandmother, who grew the the medicinal plant to sooth my sunburns and scratches.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
20 Apr. 2026
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Just a few scratches on the shoulder.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The man suffered cuts and bruises from the fall and was taken to New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center for observation.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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In early March, a woman found bruises, scratches and a puncture wound on her 8-year-old autistic son after a day at his Christian school in Hialeah.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Scrapes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrapes. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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