SCRAPING (TOGETHER) Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

scraping (together)

verb

present participle of scrape (together)

as in rounding up

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Paramount’s Heart of the Beast is rounding up around $11 million in its second weekend for a cume of roughly $38 million.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
Our expert team here at PCMag has been busy rounding up all the best early Prime Day markdowns already available, including laptops, headphones, robot vacuums, and more.

— Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

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Its relatively basic grippers and limited lifting capacity are enough for tasks such as picking up shoes, clothes, and toys, wiping tables, fetching objects, and watering plants.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
The Yankees may be down a few sluggers entering the postseason, however, they certainly are equipped with a player capable of picking up some of the slack.

— James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026

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Prosecutors accused the two men of planning and acquiring the elements to make a chlorine bomb as well as using the internet to identify and research potential targets.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
To thread the needle, private capital is buying into production companies, acquiring the infrastructure and diving deeper into the financing structure of entertainment.

— Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026

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As the Celtics were salting away a 136-107 waxing of the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night that featured standout performances from Josh Minott and Neemias Queta, Mazzulla took both players to task for blowing defensive assignments.

— Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
With seven minutes left, the hosts had run for 200 yards while killing the clock and salting away a 19-point lead.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025

Definition of salting away

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