scraping (out)

present participle of scrape (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scraping (out)
Verb
  • Still, Republicans and Democrats are not letting the optics of fundraising or networking during a shutdown stop them from carrying on like usual.
    Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Lee’s granddaughter, Carolyn Yim — the creator of Ply-Knits — has been carrying on the family legacy by producing some of Samuel Gui Yang’s most iconic knitwear pieces.
    Denni Hu, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Eighty-seven years after surviving the terror of Kristallnacht, a 101-year-old Holocaust survivor says the world today feels alarmingly similar to Nazi Germany in 1938.
    Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The surviving members of Soundgarden — Matt Cameron, Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd, and founding bassist Hiro Yamamoto — were present for the induction.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Scraping (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraping%20%28out%29. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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