scrapes (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of scrape (out)
as in ekes out

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  1. squeezes
  2. survives
  3. lasts
  4. wrings
  5. wrests
  6. affords
Verb
  • That not only squeezes consumers' budgets, but also hits businesses hard, especially those which are heavily dependent on fuel.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • That not only squeezes consumers’ budgets, but also hits businesses hard, especially those that are heavily dependent on fuel.
    — Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of squeezes
Verb
  • But real vulnerability rarely survives beyond a song before Twain retreats to reflexive brightness.
    — Amanda Wicks, Pitchfork, 25 July 2026
  • All of these factors reduce the likelihood that an average cancer patient in Nigeria survives after their diagnosis.
    — Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 25 July 2026
Definition of survives
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  • With the company’s F-104 fleet, a typical mission lasts about 45 minutes, including up to 10 minutes at Mach 2+ speeds.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
  • Sizing for the growth curve, not just current load, makes a decision that lasts years, not months.
    — Kevin Mathrani, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of lasts
Verb
  • Unfortunately, the underwhelming revelations don’t elicit the tears Kore-eda regularly wrings.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
  • The perennial funnyman suffered an immense tragedy earlier this year with the loss of his daughter, Katherine, yet still wrings laughs out of flamboyant director Oliver Putnam on Only Murders in the Building five seasons in.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026
Definition of wrings
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Set the scene Located on the outskirts of the village of Naoussa, the island’s liveliest destination, Avant Mar affords you a fantastic perch on Paros.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
  • Doing so affords a glimpse of the game through the eyes of the greatest to ever play it.
    — Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
Definition of affords
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“Scrapes (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrapes%20%28out%29. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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