SCRAPING (UP OR TOGETHER) Synonyms: 14 Similar Words

scraping (up or together)

verb

present participle of scrape (up or together)

as in earning

to get with great difficulty we're barely scraping together a living on the farm

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Officials say 15 high school students completed more than 200 hours of training, earning TRUST and Google Data Analytics certifications.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
The New Jersey native had likewise joined that low-key critical darling during its third season, and his magnetic turn as Kurt Bunker quickly became a fan favorite — earning him a promotion to series regular ahead of the fourth-and-final season.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026

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