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Recent Examples of scrounge
In the distance, pelicans hunt for breakfast in the water and seagulls scrounge for snacks in the sand.
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Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Natron said in the statement that the layoff announcement came late because the company spent the summer scrounging up as many dollars as possible, hoping to avoid going under.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Department of Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem was still scrounging her cosplay closet for a hard-shell Rolex when someone safely turned the turtles over.
—Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
His decision not to run is a severe blow to the Illinois GOP, which has been scrounging for a candidate to succeed Durbin, a longtime Illinois Democrat who’s held the seat since 1997.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2025
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Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Natron said in the statement that the layoff announcement came late because the company spent the summer scrounging up as many dollars as possible, hoping to avoid going under.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Department of Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem was still scrounging her cosplay closet for a hard-shell Rolex when someone safely turned the turtles over.
—Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
His decision not to run is a severe blow to the Illinois GOP, which has been scrounging for a candidate to succeed Durbin, a longtime Illinois Democrat who’s held the seat since 1997.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrounge
earn
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Bregman played his first nine seasons with the Houston Astros, winning World Series titles in 2017 and 2022 — although the first of those yielded a sign-stealing scandal that earned Bregman and his teammates plenty of scorn.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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After doing some work onstage, the actor and comedian finally began appearing on-screen in the 1970s, earning small roles in TV shows like Police Woman, The Waltons and The Jeffersons.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Scrounge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrounge. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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