scrounged

Definition of scroungednext
past tense of scrounge
as in earned
to get with great difficulty scrounged up the money to pay his dental bills

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Recent Examples of scrounged It was reported that Costner, who had scrounged up some seed financing to start making his Horizon films, wanted to spend no more than a week on the Yellowstone set for the final episodes. Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
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  • But beyond those four, a number of prospects with local ties also earned a spot among the game’s rising stars.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Every fighter who won by KO or submission who didn’t get a $100K bonus earned an additional $25,000.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
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  • In 2022, while Ortega-Anguiano was in state prison for the OC vehicular manslaughter conviction, federal prosecutors during the Biden administration had obtained an indictment charging Ortega-Anguiano with illegally being in the United States after being previously deported.
    Sean Emery, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
  • McKee and Monique Tepe were married in 2015 and divorced in 2017, according to divorce records obtained by ABC Columbus affiliate WSYX.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2026

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“Scrounged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrounged. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.

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