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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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Recent Examples of scraping
PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Crawling and scraping of our site is not permitted.
—USA Today, 16 Jan. 2026
Through the new partnerships under Wikimedia Enterprise, companies will pay Wikipedia to use its data to help develop and train AI models, instead of web scraping.
—Lola Murti, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
Moreover, the large-scale data scraping of Wikipedia by AI web crawlers placed a heavy toll on its servers, which are growing more expensive to maintain.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 15 Jan. 2026
There, doctors performed a corneal scraping.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
That traffic can include ad fraud, credential stuffing attempts and large-scale web scraping.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
There are a few tests, including a corneal razor scraping, swabbing or biopsy that can be processed in a lab via culturing or a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, which diagnose based on the organism’s genetic information, experts said.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Crawling and scraping of our site is not permitted.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Feb. 2026
Daash’s sales estimates are generated by scraping consumer behavior panels, publicly available retailer data, ad spend and social data.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
Some Walmart shoppers could have already seen egg prices drop at their local stores, according to USA TODAY's shopping cart tracker, powered by Bright Data, a data-scraping company.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
But this adjustable Oxo measuring cup will save you time that would otherwise be spent scraping every last bit of peanut butter from the measuring cup.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
Continue to process until smooth, scraping down the sides as necessary with a rubber spatula.
—Virginia Willis, AJC.com, 8 Feb. 2026
The familiar sounds of scraping and shoveling are back.
—Jessica Riley, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
That feeling stops, however, when pulling into gas stations or parking lots, where the length and lowness of the car require extreme care to keep the chin from scraping.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 4 Feb. 2026
The curb showed evidence of scraping.
—Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Recently, internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare likened the platform to North Korean hackers for bypassing anti-scraping protections on websites.
—PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
The scraping of plow trucks and the roar of snowblowers echoed through town as cars sat buried in snowdrifts and neighbors spent hours clearing driveways.
—Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Crawling and scraping of our site is not permitted.
—USA Today, 16 Jan. 2026
Through the new partnerships under Wikimedia Enterprise, companies will pay Wikipedia to use its data to help develop and train AI models, instead of web scraping.
—Lola Murti, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
Moreover, the large-scale data scraping of Wikipedia by AI web crawlers placed a heavy toll on its servers, which are growing more expensive to maintain.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 15 Jan. 2026
There, doctors performed a corneal scraping.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
That traffic can include ad fraud, credential stuffing attempts and large-scale web scraping.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
There are a few tests, including a corneal razor scraping, swabbing or biopsy that can be processed in a lab via culturing or a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, which diagnose based on the organism’s genetic information, experts said.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Crawling and scraping of our site is not permitted.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
There are 618 McDonald's restaurants in Ohio, according to the web scraping tool ScrapeHero.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Feb. 2026
Daash’s sales estimates are generated by scraping consumer behavior panels, publicly available retailer data, ad spend and social data.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
Some Walmart shoppers could have already seen egg prices drop at their local stores, according to USA TODAY's shopping cart tracker, powered by Bright Data, a data-scraping company.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
But this adjustable Oxo measuring cup will save you time that would otherwise be spent scraping every last bit of peanut butter from the measuring cup.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
Continue to process until smooth, scraping down the sides as necessary with a rubber spatula.
—Virginia Willis, AJC.com, 8 Feb. 2026
The familiar sounds of scraping and shoveling are back.
—Jessica Riley, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
That feeling stops, however, when pulling into gas stations or parking lots, where the length and lowness of the car require extreme care to keep the chin from scraping.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 4 Feb. 2026
The curb showed evidence of scraping.
—Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scraping
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The bra’s signature M frame creates a sturdy structure that supports your chest sans underwire — thereby avoiding any digging, pinching, and poking throughout the day.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Made from SpanxSmooth material—a lightweight nylon-and-elastane blend—the bralette feels almost weightless and provides gentle smoothing without any digging or pinching.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
30 Nov. 2025
Verb
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That's only scratching the surface of the symbolism and spirit of revolt that Bad Bunny brought to the Super Bowl.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
9 Feb. 2026
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Mock suggests using gentle cleaning tools to avoid scratching the flooring.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2026
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The director, a graduate of the AFI conservatory, spent two summers growing up gritting his teeth at an all-boys sleepaway sports camp.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Dec. 2025
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Bob Donnan / Imagn Images North Carolina and head coach Bill Belichick picked up a second straight ACC win on Saturday, gritting to a 20-15 victory over Stanford in Chapel Hill.—
Justin Williams,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Samaniego scratched Tyler Samaniego was due to make his Red Sox debut Saturday, but was scratched due to back tightness.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Heat also ruled out Nikola Jovic (lower back tightness), Terry Rozier (not with team), Vlad Goldin (G League) and Jahmir Young (G League).—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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After crunching the data, the researchers found that women who reported having higher levels of anxiety about getting older also had faster epigenetic aging.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
16 Feb. 2026
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Now sitting 35th in the latest Pairwise rankings that help determine the 16-team NCAA field, one numbers-crunching website recently gave Minnesota just a 2% chance of making a sixth consecutive trip to the national tournament.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Dirty or dry cloths can be abrasive, so make sure to always use a clean cloth.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
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Using a damp, non-abrasive sponge, scrub in circular motions.—
Kate Van Pelt,
The Spruce,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Jokic plays below the rim, accents the margins, makes the right play, everything that runs contrary to the selfishness rewarded in this exhibition.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2026
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While lambasting Menendez Abdala for her selfishness, Freire also blasted her family members — and her former cop boyfriend — who helped her flee to Mexico.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Russia currently controls around 20% of Ukrainian land, but over almost four years of grinding war, those territorial gains are thought to have cost Russia over a million casualties.—
Holly Williams,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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This week, the optimism of spring has given way to the grinding reality of the sport, all before teams conducted their first workouts.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Scraping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraping. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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