scraping (out)

present participle of scrape (out)

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Verb
  • Princess Diana's sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, are carrying on her family legacy and inherited a great deal upon her tragic death in 1997.
    Christopher Luu, InStyle, 5 July 2026
  • Back in England, the country which supposedly gave football to the world, everyone is clearly keeping calm and carrying on during this World Cup run.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • Su expects the industry to eventually consolidate around a handful of major players, with the rest surviving on local government subsidies or support from other backers.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • That’s because his is the rarest, with only about 50 surviving documents bearing his autograph.
    Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 30 June 2026
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“Scraping (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraping%20%28out%29. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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