scrapes (by or through)

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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrapes (by or through)
Verb
  • Despite the new name, this laptop carries on the modern XPS redesign that first debuted in 2023.
    Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2025
  • With 12-year-old Bentley now retired from running, Otis carries on the family tradition – sprinting down the same hill with the same excitement.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That is precisely what this Million Dollar Lasagna manages to be.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Mun-ju manages to get through to Kim, relaying to him that the payment on the submarine has been frozen.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Even Fraser makes out with Rainbeau and Damo.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Everton appear locked in a cycle where their starting No 9 flatters to deceive, is left out for the next game, but then the replacement fares little better.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Stevens’ own tribe, the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, fares a little better with about 80% of its revenue coming from gaming.
    Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Healing does not look the same for everyone, and the way each person copes with distress can vary greatly.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Everyone gets along really well.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • This gentle soul loves to cuddle and gets along well with all dogs and people.
    Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But every once in a while, someone shifts your entire perspective.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
  • This can manifest into a heated online debate or a friend revealing something that completely shifts your perception of them.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Billy reluctantly goes along with it, while Mary, watching far away in Scotland, folds her disappointment up like laundry and gets on with business of waiting for her two friends to snap out of it.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
  • But Harold gets on famously with Duke William, at least until the Norman warlord decides to assert his claim to the English throne.
    Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 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 12 Oct. 2025.

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