SCRAPING (TOGETHER) Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

scraping (together)

verb

present participle of scrape (together)

as in rounding up

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Below, The Hollywood Reporter is rounding up the most memorable social media reactions.

— Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026
President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador had turned what was once the world’s deadliest country into one of its safest, largely by rounding up tens of thousands of young men and sentencing them to prison in mass trials.

— Jack Nicas, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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The teen is picking up extra shifts at work to help pay for food for her family in Johnson County and help her father pay for commissary food in Leavenworth.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2026
Schaefer and Eklund, two of the Islanders’ young cornerstones, came up with key contributions while each picking up a point for the fourth straight game.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026

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Founded in 2017, Kensington focuses on acquiring, developing, and redeveloping retail and mixed-use projects across the United States, according to its website.

— Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026
Unfortunately for him, barring an injury to Jacoby Brissett, whom the Ravens are reportedly acquiring this weekend, this may have been his only start of the season.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026

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In the second half, as the Nittany Lions defense wore down, King Miller and Waymond Jordan took over, including salting away the game on the final drive in the fourth quarter.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of salting away

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