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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
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
However, LinkedIn says the browser extension scanning is intended to stamp out web scraping.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 7 Apr. 2026
Their expert avatars included living and dead writers like Stephen King, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Carl Sagan, but their scraping was incredibly broad reaching and hoovered up more than just the big names.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
Aggressive scraping with metal or sharp-edged utensils can damage the surface, scratching off the seasoning and causing divots before the seasoning has had enough time to fully set in and build, Stubblefield and Affoumado warn.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 5 Mar. 2026
Indeed, laser technology has revolutionized denim finishing, enabling companies to achieve worn and aged effects without potassium permanganate and manual scraping.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
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
Thomas Heaton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Process for 1 to 2 minutes, scraping down the sides as needed, until the mixture is smooth and sticky.
—Laura McLively, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Plus, the tilt-head design provides easy access to the bowl, perfect for making ingredient additions, scraping, and adjustments.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 Apr. 2026
State Street PriceStats, which uses web-scraping technology to monitor the price of consumer products sold online, found annual inflation rose to 4% in March, a level last seen in January 2023.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
The person behind them is subject to an account restriction for scraping and other violations of LinkedIn’s Terms of Service.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026
However, the casual gua sha scraping popularized on TikTok does not deliver the same results.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Aras was simultaneously working on a different coding project that involved scraping real-time data from Instagram.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Your baby was waking at every creak of the floorboard, every passing car, every branch scraping the window.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 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
Professional lymphatic drainage techniques are helpful, but random scraping inspired by social media tutorials is unlikely to produce meaningful change — and results require correct, consistent technique.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
However, LinkedIn says the browser extension scanning is intended to stamp out web scraping.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 7 Apr. 2026
Their expert avatars included living and dead writers like Stephen King, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Carl Sagan, but their scraping was incredibly broad reaching and hoovered up more than just the big names.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
Aggressive scraping with metal or sharp-edged utensils can damage the surface, scratching off the seasoning and causing divots before the seasoning has had enough time to fully set in and build, Stubblefield and Affoumado warn.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 5 Mar. 2026
Indeed, laser technology has revolutionized denim finishing, enabling companies to achieve worn and aged effects without potassium permanganate and manual scraping.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
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
Verb
In photo after photo, video after video, North Shore residents are painted in mud, scraping it off driveways, sweeping it out of kitchens and heaving it into trucks along with their household debris.
—Thomas Heaton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Process for 1 to 2 minutes, scraping down the sides as needed, until the mixture is smooth and sticky.
—Laura McLively, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Plus, the tilt-head design provides easy access to the bowl, perfect for making ingredient additions, scraping, and adjustments.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 Apr. 2026
State Street PriceStats, which uses web-scraping technology to monitor the price of consumer products sold online, found annual inflation rose to 4% in March, a level last seen in January 2023.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
The person behind them is subject to an account restriction for scraping and other violations of LinkedIn’s Terms of Service.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026
However, the casual gua sha scraping popularized on TikTok does not deliver the same results.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Aras was simultaneously working on a different coding project that involved scraping real-time data from Instagram.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Your baby was waking at every creak of the floorboard, every passing car, every branch scraping the window.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scraping
Noun
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The memory foam construction also provides plush cushioning to prevent pinching.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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In digital tests, wearers used natural pinching and grasping gestures to zoom and manipulate virtual objects on a computer screen with fluid precision.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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Not quite eucalyptus, but these bamboo sheets, found on Amazon, won’t leave you scratching or itching.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Dolphins’ 2019 decision to sign Ryan Fitzpatrick — instead of a lesser quarterback — and then trade for Josh Rosen and not play him, during a season when snagging the first pick was an organizational priority, would top my list of head-scratching decisions.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 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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Arizona, which had won three straight, did not use catcher Gabriel Moreno, who left Friday's game because of left lower back tightness and was sent for an MRI.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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All-Star shortstop Jeremy Peña exited in the fourth because of right posterior knee tightness.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Jackson Travis was sent off in the 34th minute for a crunching tackle on Raheem Edwards.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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Tax Day comes with paperwork, number-crunching, and a mild existential crisis, but dinner doesn’t have to suffer for it.—
Phoebe Fry,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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After Musk’s departure, Amodei and other researchers chafed against the leadership of Brockman, whom some considered an abrasive operator, and of Sutskever, who was generally viewed as principled but disorganized.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Her co-star Richardson, who plays Twila, a small-town woman described as equal parts abrasive and fearless, will seek consideration in the supporting actress category.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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To take time out of one’s days or nights or weekends, to excuse oneself from family time, or time with friends, in order to write and think about one’s life, is an act of selfishness that is needed more now than ever.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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And there is a selfishness in understanding that in your craft and your industry, this is a pinnacle.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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An assortment of stone tools, including grinding slabs, mullers, pestles, and mortars, suggested that grain was processed on-site.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Apr. 2026
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Until then, Kloza expects crude and product prices to keep grinding higher, punctuated by sharp swings on every headline.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Scraping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraping. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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