Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scraping (together)
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Desta said that the Minsk police were going from apartment to apartment, rounding up migrants who had failed to cross and sending some to detention facilities to await deportation; others have been sent to the Russian border and conscripted into the Army, to fight in Ukraine.—
Elizabeth Flock,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026 -
California cities can now charge businesses for the hassle of rounding up their carts.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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Age is also key here — the Bulls wouldn’t help themselves by picking up a big who’s already in his late 20s, aging him out of the current plan focused around 21-year-old Matas Buzelis.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Shoppers are picking up essentials early, aiming to avoid last-minute trips if roads become unsafe.—
Nicole Nielsen,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Netflix also wasn’t acquiring WBD’s linear cable business with its bid.—
Alex Sherman,Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
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Trump apparently believes that Iran is intent on acquiring a nuclear weapon, despite Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s declarations to the contrary and a US intelligence community assessment last year.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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As the Celtics were salting away a 136-107 waxing of the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night that featured standout performances from Josh Minott and Neemias Queta, Mazzulla took both players to task for blowing defensive assignments.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
6 Nov. 2025
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With seven minutes left, the hosts had run for 200 yards while killing the clock and salting away a 19-point lead.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Scraping (together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraping%20%28together%29. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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