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Recent Examples of scrounge
Cooking gas prices have spiraled as much as 30-fold, so families are back to scrounging for wood to make fires.
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Arkansas Online, 31 Mar. 2025
Read Next Washington State Person scrounging for metal finds WA woman’s body in freezer, feds say.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
While the Cardinals had Monday off, the Mets took a 1-1 tie with the Miami Marlins after scrounging just two hits together.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Migrants often scrounge up the money from relatives in the U.S. or by becoming indebted to cartels.
—Gabe Gutierrez, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 31 Mar. 2025
Read Next Washington State Person scrounging for metal finds WA woman’s body in freezer, feds say.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
While the Cardinals had Monday off, the Mets took a 1-1 tie with the Miami Marlins after scrounging just two hits together.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Migrants often scrounge up the money from relatives in the U.S. or by becoming indebted to cartels.
—Gabe Gutierrez, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrounge
earn
Verb
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Under these parameters, a family of four can’t earn more than $57,720 pre-tax to be considered for assistance.—
Grace Chung,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2025
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Power without earned trust and authority without results follow the same trend.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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“Scrounge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrounge. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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