SCRAPING (BY OR THROUGH) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

scraping (by or through)

verb

present participle of scrape (by or through)

as in carrying on

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There’s been a lot of talk about carrying on her work, especially during these times when people feel like some of it has been eroded.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 7 Oct. 2026
In the tangled greenery of a Ugandan national park, mountain gorillas sit among the leaves, calmly carrying on as tourists trek into their forest home.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of carrying on

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But people getting along is rarely as simple as wishing it, and the truth remains that Harry and his brother Prince William are still feuding.

— StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2026
Interestingly, a fleeting scene of Noah leaning on his teammates becomes a tragic mirror to Hal never having been able to do so (as a kid or as a Lantern) and John never getting along with his brothers.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of getting along

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Service providers acknowledge that transitional housing is a good option for some people, such as those getting on their feet after evictions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
This project started for me with getting on a Zoom with Lance and the next step was getting on a Zoom with Lance and Rob.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of getting on

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And then the other thing was that my friends who were in the audience told me that people in the audience were making out, not only dancing, but actually making out.

— Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026
Axl eventually contacted Vance, my DP, directly to shoot the footage of him and two girls making out in the car.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026

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