scraping(s)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scraping(s)
Noun
  • From tree stumps and rocks, the spiny reptiles basked and watched as wooden fences subdivided the landscape.
    Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Many tree care companies offer stump grinding services.
    Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Mountains of garbage are said to be visible from space and people have complained of seeing rats as big as cats in the refuse.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2025
  • These killings doubled as cover for war crimes and a brutal shrug: what else to do with those cast as human refuse?
    James Wood, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • To prevent critters from making a vehicle home sweet home, make sure the interior is kept clean and with no food residue left behind to attract them.
    Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
  • The lightweight cream blends easily into the skin and is nearly invisible, so there’s no need to worry about any chalky residue.
    Iman Balagam, Vogue, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • The union will cover workers across the guild, including in departments handling residuals, contracts, communications, research and the WGA theater.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Now researchers at the University of Maine's Advanced Structures & Composite Center (ASCC) have figured out a way of using those wood residuals to create homes.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Scraping(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraping%28s%29. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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