SCRAPES (OUT) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

scrapes (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of scrape (out)

as in ekes out

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People’s financial margin for error is generally pretty small, and just the rising cost of most everything just squeezes them more and more.

— Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Avoiding outlier squeezes requires implementing strict criteria before entering trades.

— David Capablanca, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of squeezes

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The answers say more about long-term viability than any success rate, because the system that survives at scale isn’t the one that fails least, but the one that fails best.

— Shivansh Inamdar, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Because colonial powers have always feared the child who survives its violence and continues to imagine a sky beyond its rule.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of survives

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The intensity of the crowds vary from stop to stop (Czech came ready to rage at Rock for People in June), but Halsey persistently wrings herself out.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026
Unfortunately, the underwhelming revelations don’t elicit the tears Kore-eda regularly wrings.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of wrings

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If New England somehow wrests the divison away from Buffalo, Vrabel gets serious consideration.

— Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Like everything else that works here, Brie’s performance wrests the last scraps of freshness from a mode of filmmaking this movie knows is played out, but doesn’t have the particular strength to reinvent.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 June 2026

Definition of wrests

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And the actor deserves every accolade, every compliment, every grateful bit of praise and every bit of the spotlight that Misty Green affords her.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2026
The National Park and World Biosphere Reserve affords nearly 10 miles to hike amid towering ravine walls, flowing streams, and dense forests.

— Jennifer Tzeses, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of affords

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