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Recent Examples of scrounging
Everyone else is scrounging for the scraps.
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HubSpot,
1 June 2026
Keep Trash Closed The outdoor trash can be another source for food that needs to be sealed tightly and moved indoors to prevent squirrels from scrounging in the bins.
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Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
28 May 2026
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.
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Alison Herman,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2026
Bradley said that, from the Chamber’s perspective, employers are sick and tired of scrounging for talent.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
The ramifications were brutal for an offense that had been scrounging for explosive plays this season.
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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.
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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.
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Pat Beall,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Aug. 2025
HubSpot,
1 June 2026
Keep Trash Closed The outdoor trash can be another source for food that needs to be sealed tightly and moved indoors to prevent squirrels from scrounging in the bins.
—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
28 May 2026
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.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrounging
earning
Verb
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The wide receiver spent most of his career with the Green Bay Packers, helping the franchise win Super Bowl XXXI and earning Pro Bowl honors in 1998.
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Teen entrepreneurship has evolved significantly, with high schoolers now running real businesses and securing college opportunities, often earning thousands.
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“Scrounging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrounging. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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