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Recent Examples of scrounge
He was wrapped in a jute sack, and someone else scrounged up some clean straw bedding.
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Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
Sean McIndoe scrounged up three positive thoughts for 16 hopeless teams.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
But the problem has been the opposite, and CPW has instead scrounged to find other sources of money to pay the claims.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
Oregon didn’t have to scrounge up game film of San Diego State forward Pharaoh Compton.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
Sean McIndoe scrounged up three positive thoughts for 16 hopeless teams.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
But the problem has been the opposite, and CPW has instead scrounged to find other sources of money to pay the claims.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
Oregon didn’t have to scrounge up game film of San Diego State forward Pharaoh Compton.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrounge
earn
Verb
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Rozek allowed five runs (four earned) on seven hits in 3 1/3 innings.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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Rojo just appreciates the redemption Garcia earned.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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“Scrounge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrounge. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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