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Recent Examples of scrounged
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.
—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
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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Grant Taylor earned his second save by striking out the side in the ninth inning as the White Sox evened the three-game series with Philadelphia.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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Staged at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater, the musical is in its third run on Broadway — and earned 11 Tony nominations, including for best revival.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
Verb
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On Wednesday, May 20, The Substance actor, 72, filed a petition to end his $13,750 monthly child support payments to his ex-wife Kimberly Buffington for his 18-year-old twins Thomas and Zoe following their high school graduation, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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The assault happened in September 1992, and his victim was under 14 years old, per online court records obtained by USA TODAY.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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“Scrounged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrounged. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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