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as in scuffing
to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface
she scraped her knee when she fell down
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as in gritting
to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound
she scraped her fingernails across the chalkboard to get everyone's attention
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as in scratching
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as in pinching
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Recent Examples of scraping
PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
Ruth Vitale, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Crawling and scraping of our site is not permitted.
—USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Issues such as data scraping, IP rights, loss of creative control, ethical boundaries and impacts on job security contribute to the divide.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
While facial recognition technology is unregulated at the federal level, 23 states have now passed or expanded laws to restrict the mass scraping of biometric data, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
This includes resisting indiscriminate scraping from open sources.
—Abhesh Kumar, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
That could perhaps lead Reddit to lift the restrictions on its scraping, which The Verge reported will be ramping up across Reddit starting today.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025
Additionally, 132 remains also had exhibited cut marks including slicing, scraping, and chopping.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2025
The small, sharp stone fragments used as tools were likely fashioned from larger pebbles in nearby riverbeds, and they were probably used for cutting or scraping, Brumm said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Alex Harris
updated September 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Authors are suing tech firms for scraping their books.
—Don Markland, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Prevent unwanted weeds from establishing in sidewalk and driveway cracks by hosing out or scraping away dirt and sediment from the cracks.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
There are 617 McDonald's restaurants in Ohio, according to the web scraping tool ScrapeHero.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2025
Perplexity has faced legal threats from the BBC for scraping and verbatim use of content without consent, as well as Forbes and Wired for republishing proprietary content without citation.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Being careful not to overprocess, pulse several times until everything is about the size of a grain of rice, scraping the sides of the food processor bowl as needed.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Opportunists have been scraping and selling personal information from the internet for as long as there’s been personal information on the internet.
—PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2025
Reddit has not confirmed which AI firms were scraping its data from the Wayback Machine.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
Recently, internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare likened the platform to North Korean hackers for bypassing anti-scraping protections on websites.
—PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The latter approach, often based on mass scraping of the internet, is already producing American chatbots with false and unreliable results, including the parroting of Chinese Communist Party propaganda in response to consumer queries.
—Ruth Vitale, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Crawling and scraping of our site is not permitted.
—USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Issues such as data scraping, IP rights, loss of creative control, ethical boundaries and impacts on job security contribute to the divide.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
While facial recognition technology is unregulated at the federal level, 23 states have now passed or expanded laws to restrict the mass scraping of biometric data, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
This includes resisting indiscriminate scraping from open sources.
—Abhesh Kumar, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
That could perhaps lead Reddit to lift the restrictions on its scraping, which The Verge reported will be ramping up across Reddit starting today.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025
Additionally, 132 remains also had exhibited cut marks including slicing, scraping, and chopping.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2025
The small, sharp stone fragments used as tools were likely fashioned from larger pebbles in nearby riverbeds, and they were probably used for cutting or scraping, Brumm said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
Some of those models make the curve tighter, bringing Bermuda into the path, and others give the storm a broader turn, potentially scraping as far as Puerto Rico.
—Alex Harris
updated September 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Authors are suing tech firms for scraping their books.
—Don Markland, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Prevent unwanted weeds from establishing in sidewalk and driveway cracks by hosing out or scraping away dirt and sediment from the cracks.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
There are 617 McDonald's restaurants in Ohio, according to the web scraping tool ScrapeHero.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2025
Perplexity has faced legal threats from the BBC for scraping and verbatim use of content without consent, as well as Forbes and Wired for republishing proprietary content without citation.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Being careful not to overprocess, pulse several times until everything is about the size of a grain of rice, scraping the sides of the food processor bowl as needed.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Opportunists have been scraping and selling personal information from the internet for as long as there’s been personal information on the internet.
—PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2025
Reddit has not confirmed which AI firms were scraping its data from the Wayback Machine.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scraping
Verb
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The cats kept them up each night with their incessant whining and scratching at their doors.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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As a player just scratching the surface of his potential with so much still ahead of him, the coming months are critical to his hopes of landing an invite to Italy.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The shoes have a wide toe box with plenty of room for feet to spread out, which helps prevent painful pinching and accommodates foot issues.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Likewise, the video of this poor young woman is telling us a story about this country that no data or number-crunching could.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The most demanding users would probably like a more potent machine, like some of the larger options here, but the Blade 14 can largely serve as your mobile media-crunching PC when needed, and normal productivity tasks are mere snacks for it.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Don't use steel wool or anything too abrasive.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Of course Fennell is making an abrasive, porny movie that may or may not open with a corpse ejaculating.—
Emily Temple
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Valente Bellozo exited Tuesday’s game with right triceps tightness after pitching two scoreless innings.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Ragans still needs one more rehab start on Friday, and Lugo is back throwing after dealing with low back tightness.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This budget-friendly Presto knife sharpener features a two-stage sharpening system for grinding knife blades and honing them to a polished and sharp finish.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Miley Cyrus shocked viewers by stripping down to a nude bikini top and briefs and grinding, twerking and thrusting on fellow performer Robin Thicke at the 2013 show in one of the raciest performances in MTV history.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Two events led to a new direction The pastor pointed to two jarring events in March 2019 that led the congregation to its current place.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Set up familiar spaces – Arrange furniture and pet belongings in a similar way in the new home to make the transition less jarring.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Approach LinkedIn DMs with service instead of selfishness, so sales become a natural byproduct of connection.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Batemen gets a few moving monologues, but Vince’s heavier dose of morbid witticisms aren’t enough to overcome his pervasive selfishness and abominable behavior (nor is a late-arriving revelation about his past).—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Scraping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraping. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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