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Recent Examples of scrounged
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
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
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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On defense, cornerback Osiris Gilbert broke up multiple passes and had a few hard hits, linebacker Samuel Omosigho earned a sack, and linebacker Malaki Soliai-Tui forced a fumble.—
Sean Campbell,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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Oihane earned the assist on the goal.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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After Arakawa and Hackman were found dead, officials conducted an environmental assessment of their home that found evidence of rodents and rodent feces around their property, according to a copy of the report obtained by USA TODAY in April 2025.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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An email obtained by the Herald shows that in January 2025, high-ranking Hialeah officials, including Lynskey, the city attorney and Bovo’s chief of staff, were in discussions with HSA on how to proceed with water payments, including whether the city should bill HSA for Steward’s overdue balances.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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“Scrounged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrounged. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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