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scraping (by or through)

verb

present participle of scrape (by or through)
as in carrying on

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  1. carrying on
  2. getting along
  3. getting on
  4. making out
Verb
  • The acquisition also puts Lewis in the somewhat unusual position of carrying on the businesses of two veteran New York printmakers who helped shape his career.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The two sides are carrying on with development of multiple projects, with one of them said to be nearing a series order.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of carrying on
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  • The success of Oasis Live ’25 — and the fact that the brothers are still getting along well enough to do press for their documentary together — has sparked rumors of a further Oasis tour, perhaps next year.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Everyone’s getting along for now Two nights ago, my daughter refused to go to sleep well past her bedtime.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of getting along
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  • Police said video showed someone getting on the boat and leaving the area before the fire started.
    — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Today, a look at how some generative AI medical devices are getting on the market quickly.
    — Mario Aguilar, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of getting on
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  • Axl eventually contacted Vance, my DP, directly to shoot the footage of him and two girls making out in the car.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Ava and Shai naturally did some more making out at Charlie’s, but what did Ariana get up to?
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of making out
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