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Recent Examples of scrounged
Drake’s team usually scrounged up the clues that later exonerated Mason’s clients.
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Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Money was tight, but each summer the family scrounged a humble vacation out of coins saved in empty cans of orange-juice concentrate.
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Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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.
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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.
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Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2026
Jane borrowed from friends and scrounged to hire a lawyer in Connecticut.
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Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
Enough though Willis has only started six NFL games, and threw all of 35 passes last season (and 155 in his NFL career), the offer Miami scrounged up enough cap space to make is a reflection of Ross’ commitment transforming this franchise, and spending whatever that takes.
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Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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.
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Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Money was tight, but each summer the family scrounged a humble vacation out of coins saved in empty cans of orange-juice concentrate.
—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
He was wrapped in a jute sack, and someone else scrounged up some clean straw bedding.
—
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
Jane borrowed from friends and scrounged to hire a lawyer in Connecticut.
—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
Enough though Willis has only started six NFL games, and threw all of 35 passes last season (and 155 in his NFL career), the offer Miami scrounged up enough cap space to make is a reflection of Ross’ commitment transforming this franchise, and spending whatever that takes.
—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrounged
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His performance earned him hearty pats on the back from Counsell when he was pulled in the sixth and loud cheers from the strong Cubs contingent among the 40,193 fans at American Family Field.
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Adorni insisted the money was earned legitimately including through cryptocurrency investments.
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On Wednesday, June 24, the Second District Court of Appeal in California reversed its previous decision regarding the participation of Russian businessman Yuri Shefler, according to court documents obtained by USA TODAY.
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Fox News Digital previously reported on 911 call audio and police reports obtained through a public records request showing the suspect was released to his father after the alleged hit-and-run.
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“Scrounged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrounged. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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