scrapes (together)

verb

present tense third-person singular of scrape (together)
as in squirrels (away)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrapes (together)
  1. rounds up
  2. acquires
  3. accumulates
  4. picks up
  5. treasures
  6. collects
  7. garners
  8. amasses
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    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
  • InStyle rounds up 12 European grocery summer nail ideas, from juicy olives and Sicilian lemons to tinned sardines and pasta.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 9 July 2026
Definition of rounds up
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  • Harper packed an old outfield glove, indicating his willingness to shift from first base if the team acquires a new slugging first baseman, prioritizing team success over personal preference.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • At the center of the dispute was whether children automatically lose Italian citizenship when an Italian parent acquires a foreign nationality while the children are minors.
    — Giada Zampano, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of acquires
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  • As glutamate accumulates without time to drain, across a demanding workday, the lateral prefrontal cortex becomes metabolically constrained.
    — Shefali Raina, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Someone else may find something that points in a different direction, and eventually, as research accumulates, a consensus will be formed.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of accumulates
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  • If walking isn’t an option, the free Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) Trolley picks up at the hotel entrance and behind the property, not far from shop- and restaurant-lined Fisherman’s Wharf and the oceanside edge of Monterey State Historic Park.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • The story picks up when Cheetah Girls Galleria (Symoné) and Chanel (Bailon), alongside Galleria’s daughter Faith (Jeffries) and her three friends, travel to Africa to volunteer at a wildlife sanctuary.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 July 2026
Definition of picks up
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  • Torres now treasures a Bible recovered near the spot where Olvera's body was found.
    — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • Ellison treasures loyalty above all else.
    — Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of treasures
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  • The rule takes effect immediately, even as the agency collects public comments.
    — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 30 July 2026
  • The system collects readings every 100 milliseconds from roughly 300 sensors on each machine, using time-series anomaly detection and graph neural networks to detect abnormal operating conditions.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
Definition of collects
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  • As the son of NBA’s all-time leading scorer LeBron James, Bronny James’s relationship with girlfriend Parker Whitfield (whose father is The Cosby Show actor Dondré Whitfield) garners a lot of eyes.
    — Ayana Herndon, InStyle, 25 July 2026
  • The idea garners rare bipartisan interest, potentially providing AI companies legitimacy and addressing public anxiety about the technology's future impact.
    — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of garners
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  • Kang amasses writings from over the course of her career, beginning with her Nobel lecture and reaching deep into her life’s documents, with diaries, poems, and photographs.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
  • The Texas native collects coveted roles and franchise parts like Thanos amasses Infinity Stones or Tom Hanks stockpiles vintage typewriters.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of amasses
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scrapes (out)
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“Scrapes (together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrapes%20%28together%29. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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