scraping (by or through)

Definition of scraping (by or through)next
present participle of scrape (by or through)
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Verb
  • But life was carrying on, Diane said.
    Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
  • While the theater seeks a new space, fellow indie theater Central Cinema is carrying on the screenings with 60 percent of its ticket sales going to Grand Illusion’s relocation fund.
    Donald Liebenson, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In this sketch, a group of women worries about whether their husbands in the other room are getting along.
    Rima Parikh, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Just two co-stars getting along.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • That offense, timely hitting, finding ways to score runs, whether that’s the long ball or walks, getting on base and driving them in.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
  • In the opposite dugout, life has become difficult for Frankfurt’s head coach, Albert Riera, who is not getting on at all well with the German media.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 3 May 2026
Verb
  • That means skateboarding, sneaking beers, making out, looking for trouble, running from trouble and, to judge from the trailer, floating through space.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 May 2026
  • There’s romance, there's tension, and somehow Johnson and Hathaway end up making out.
    Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Scraping (by or through).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraping%20%28by%20or%20through%29. Accessed 8 May. 2026.

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