scraping (up or together)

Definition of scraping (up or together)next
present participle of scrape (up or together)
as in earning
to get with great difficulty we're barely scraping together a living on the farm

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earning
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  • Poorer households, defined as those earning less than $40,000, cut their gas consumption by 7%, the report found, but still spent 12% more on gas in March.
    Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • To tow the car five miles and hold it at a towing site cost $430, which if someone is earning only the minimum wage is a lot of money.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
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“Scraping (up or together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraping%20%28up%20or%20together%29. Accessed 11 May. 2026.

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