scraping (up or together)

verb

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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  • Students kick off the two-year capstone by earning their Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 10 card, a basic safety training program that serves as a common prerequisite for unionized construction jobs.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
  • His feature directorial debut unspooled in front of a packed house at the festival, earning a long, jubilant standing ovation.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 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 3 Oct. 2026.

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