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Recent Examples of scrounging
Academic journals struggled to put out issues, stifled by high printing costs and staff layoffs, scrounging for enough articles to fill their pages and paying subscribers to read them.
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Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Now that all of show business has sunk to Valerie’s level of scrounging for scraps, there’s no one better qualified to rally the troops.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Mar. 2026
Bradley said that, from the Chamber’s perspective, employers are sick and tired of scrounging for talent.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
The ramifications were brutal for an offense that had been scrounging for explosive plays this season.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 6 Oct. 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
Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Now that all of show business has sunk to Valerie’s level of scrounging for scraps, there’s no one better qualified to rally the troops.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Mar. 2026
Bradley said that, from the Chamber’s perspective, employers are sick and tired of scrounging for talent.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
The ramifications were brutal for an offense that had been scrounging for explosive plays this season.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 6 Oct. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrounging
earning
Verb
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Ryan Gusto, Andrew Nardi, Lake Bachar and Michael Petersen each pitched a scoreless inning out of the bullpen, with Petersen earning his first career MLB save.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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From 2019 to 2024, ARC billed the state over $400 million for psychoeducation and peer support, earning the company more than $125 million, about a quarter of all reimbursements paid to Kentucky providers during that time.—
Alex Acquisto,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Scrounging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrounging. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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