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Recent Examples of scrape
Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
McLain, now 80, later went to prison for drug trafficking and had various scrapes with the law.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
The right wing then scraped the ground and broke off at the fuselage, releasing a cloud of jet fuel that caught fire as the airplane overturned and moved down the runway.
—David Schaper, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025
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Noun
There was a large scrape in the crusted snow among the boulders.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
McLain, now 80, later went to prison for drug trafficking and had various scrapes with the law.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
The agent scrapes Google News and other sources for the latest updates and news that might interest his subscribers.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
The right wing then scraped the ground and broke off at the fuselage, releasing a cloud of jet fuel that caught fire as the airplane overturned and moved down the runway.
—David Schaper, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrape
Noun
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Chapters are devoted to encounters with Tennessee Williams, Van Morrison, John Lee Hooker, Bob Dylan, Alfred Hitchcock and more.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2025
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Image ‘When Fall Is Coming’ Michelle (Hélène Vincent) receives a visit from her daughter and grandson, and an encounter with poisonous mushrooms stirs up family tensions and secrets.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Founders are already wrestling with self-doubt, market uncertainty, and the immense pressure of building something from scratch.—
David Nour,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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One challenge with creating a league from scratch, in Europe, will be the structure of player compensation.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The motorist had multiple fractured ribs and bruises.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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During spring training, it was learned that Smith played with a deep bone bruise in his right ankle for much of the 2024 season.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Then there’s Little Simz, who’s turning growth and grit into poetry on Lotus.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
29 Mar. 2025
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To become winners, Newcastle have had lose, both historically and this season, and Guimaraes has been required to grit his teeth and battle through.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This set has brushes to apply foundation, contouring and more.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Talking to the twins offers a study in a type of seriousness – painting with a broad brush here – uncommon to high school students.—
Rob Oller,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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One person is believed to have suffered a leg fracture and at least a dozen people were treated on-scene for minor abrasions.—
Alexandra Koch,
Fox News,
17 Mar. 2025
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Geneva police officers found a woman having difficulty walking on her own, with abrasions and bruising on her face, officials said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Brian Hopkins, 2nd, who represents Streeterville, hailed the police department’s work in a social media post Monday afternoon and said detectives were still working on the case of a shooting that left a 15-year-old boy with a graze wound to the leg during a large group gathering Friday night.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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Unlike in traditional egg farms, where laying hens are kept in an indoor warehouse, Southard's chickens live an outdoor lifestyle, rotating regularly onto fresh grass to graze.—
Kati Weis,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Scrape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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