scrapes (by or through)

present tense third-person singular of scrape (by or through)

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Verb
  • Jordan Marshall was cramping in the fourth quarter and still gutted out seven carries on a drive that bled the final six minutes from the clock.
    Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The Carolina Panthers running back has been remarkable since Week 5 and will reportedly get the lion’s share of carries on Sunday.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The Arkansas Department of Human Services oversees SNAP, and the Arkansas Department of Health manages WIC.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The teenager manages to skip around Carreras’ challenge, but the defensive pressure means Yamal runs straight into Orkun Kokcu’s tackle.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Even Fraser makes out with Rainbeau and Damo.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The show fares better with the Irvine clan, which in addition to Milo, Marissa and Peter includes Peter’s sister, Lia (Abby Elliott), a recovering drug addict, and their brother, Brian (Daniel Monks), a disabled day trader.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Farrell fares a bit better in the picture’s more intimate scenes, where his anxious, conflicted demeanor makes more sense.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The 10-2 vote in favor of the easier policy came as the Fed copes with an absence of timely economic data due to the four-week-old government shutdown.
    Sean Conlon,Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Unlike other forms of stress, exercise stress is a good thing, because the body copes with it in a positive way.
    Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bernie also gets along well with other dogs.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Everyone gets along really well.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Because external conditions constantly change during flight, the wing’s resonance frequency also shifts.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The camera then shifts to show the coin is not alone on the train rail.
    Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At one point, Bill Walker gets on the phone with someone.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Dern defends takedowns at 25 percent, and her comfort level on the ground could be her downfall if Jandiroba gets on top of her every round.
    Brett Appley, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Scrapes (by or through).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrapes%20%28by%20or%20through%29. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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