scrapes (by or through)

Definition of scrapes (by or through)next
present tense third-person singular of scrape (by or through)
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Verb
  • As spring carries on and summer approaches, our homes are already starting to get hot and stuffy.
    Nolan Lewis, Architectural Digest, 27 Apr. 2026
  • And now Eli Heidenreich, among the best of what this latter American generation has to offer, carries on the family tradition.
    Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • So we’re probably doomed to endless toxic feedback loops unless someone hits upon a brilliant fundamental redesign that manages to change those dynamics.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
  • As more repeat purchases become automated, the need for store trips declines, shopping moves from browsing to outcome setting, and consumers express a goal once, and the system increasingly manages the rest.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • Even Fraser makes out with Rainbeau and Damo.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Even if Engram fares better in his second season with the Broncos, the club needs a young playmaker at the position.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
  • But in terms of where his ultimate legacy winds up, a lot will depend on how the company fares in the years to come.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Her early death, after an illness that the father initially contrives to ignore then notices just in time to capture her desperation in a fine sketch, leaves Mimí utterly disoriented, yearning only to achieve a level of self-control and detachment that will spare him their tumultuous struggle.
    Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The team of graphic designers behind Meow Wolf even contrives mini comics based on these realms so readers can get a pulse of how alive these worlds are.
    Malik Peay, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Our awkward hero copes with grief through humor while navigating relationships with her type-A sister (Sian Clifford), her nasty stepmother (Olivia Colman), and, in season 2, a hot priest (Andrew Scott).
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026
  • New secrets about the city’s origins arise, and the social structure struggles as the bunker copes with fallout from last season.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Robert is a funny, kind, and sweet boy who gets along well with others and loves to make new friends.
    CBS News, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Edwards said the room gets along well and is learning from one another.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Installed within the Westchester Regional Library, a Brutalist structure defined by raw concrete and geometric weight, the exhibition also shifts the context in which the work is encountered.
    Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
  • The Goldrich, added Kean, shifts the landscape from darkness to light.
    Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
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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 11 May. 2026.

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