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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    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 10 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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  • Founded by Brian Robbins, Big Shot acquires 25 percent ownership stake in Alvin and the Chipmunks and will develop new projects for the franchise.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
  • Content Partners, founded in 2005, is an investment fund and asset management company that acquires the cash flows from intellectual property in film, television and music.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 14 July 2026
Definition of acquires
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  • So perhaps a certain signaling molecule preferentially accumulates more on one side of a neural progenitor cell than the other.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 13 July 2026
  • Confidence in findings develops over time as evidence accumulates and results are weighed alongside all available research.
    — Dannell D. Boatman, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
Definition of accumulates
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  • 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
  • Much of it will come when the wind picks up at night, complementing California’s abundant daytime solar power, and batteries, which discharge for a few hours around sunset.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 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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  • If your shop collects customer data online, cyber liability insurance could be a smart move to guard against cyber attacks, data breaches and other situations where you could be held liable for exposing information.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • First established in 2018 to start building up money for the county’s SMART Plan to extend rail countywide, the reserve collects property taxes from properties close to Miami-Dade’s mass-transit lines.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of collects
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  • 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
  • As Wembanyama garners worldwide attention, arriving right at Tatum and Silver’s New York doorstep in a moment that could change the sport, the NBA’s desire to expand hastens.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 5 June 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 (together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrapes%20%28together%29. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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