scrapes (up or together)

Definition of scrapes (up or together)next
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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earns
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  • Our expert take The Capital One VentureOne Rewards Credit Card earns transferrable miles, which is a stand-out benefit for a no-annual-fee card.
    Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Someone making a few dollars over 400% of the federal poverty level earns too much to get a subsidy now, and in some states average premium payments were due to at least triple for this group.
    Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Scrapes (up or together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrapes%20%28up%20or%20together%29. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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