scraping (out)

present participle of scrape (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scraping (out)
Verb
  • The City of Portland’s official account also weighed in, posting that while national media painted a grim picture, daily life was carrying on as usual.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Big thanks to Betty Lin-Fisher and Baily Schulz for carrying on in our absence.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • All five surviving victims were stable as of Sunday afternoon and their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, police said.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Their reward for surviving the first week of class would be a front-row seat to another likely humiliation.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Scraping (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraping%20%28out%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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