scrapes (by or through)

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

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Verb
  • The Black Cat Shoppe is a colorful spot for eclectic oddities and The Next Chapter Books & Art carries on the town’s rich literary history that dates to 1783 when the state’s first bookstore was opened in New Bern.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
  • Tavira is on the main N125 road which carries on to Spain.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Visitors who drop personal belongings into the water are instructed to notify onsite emergency personnel, who can determine whether recovery is possible, according to Urbia Cataratas, which manages the Brazilian side of the attraction.
    Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2026
  • Without congressional action, the fund is now expected to begin depleting by the fourth quarter of 2032, according to a report issued Tuesday by Social Security's trustees, the body that manages the trust fund.
    Mason Leib, ABC News, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • The schemer makes out with bags of money, while the followers are left with nearly worthless assets.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Even Fraser makes out with Rainbeau and Damo.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • He is widely expected to move on regardless of how Mexico fares as a tournament co-host.
    Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 7 June 2026
  • Time will tell how SpaceX fares on the market.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Gemini copes through logic and distraction, while Pisces feels everything at once.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026
  • Meanwhile, Annie as played by Tess Barthélémy copes in two ways with being surrounded by caricaturish oppressors.
    Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • Who gets along with whom is one of the things people are most curious about after a scandal.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Internet users can’t get enough of the precious friendship between Nala and Buddy, as the TikTok video shows just how well the pair gets along.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • So now that Garrett is gone to Los Angeles, the focus in and around the team’s offseason immediately shifts back to the latest competition for the starting quarterback job.
    Zac Jackson, New York Times, 8 June 2026
  • Yet what makes the storytelling so unique is how the film shifts perspectives.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 5 June 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 17 Jun. 2026.

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