SCRAPES (UP OR TOGETHER) Synonyms: 14 Similar Words

scrapes (up or together)

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present tense third-person singular of scrape (up or together)

as in earns

to get with great difficulty we're barely scraping together a living on the farm

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Capcom’s August preview says earlier, tighter missions eventually feed into larger explorable locations as Musashi earns additional Oni abilities.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Furthermore, the Girls’ 18s singles champion earns a main-draw wild card into the US Open, providing a direct pathway to one of tennis’s biggest stages this fall in New York.

— Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

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