scraping (together)

present participle of scrape (together)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scraping (together)
Verb
  • People at the rallies don’t want ICE agents rounding up fellow Portlanders.
    Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
  • For Robbie Pfeffer of Playboy Manbaby, there’s more to putting on a music festival than rounding up a bunch of bands.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mitchell Summers rambled for 250 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries, including an 80-yard score, while Jack Snyder threw for 147 yards and a TD while picking up 68 yards on the ground.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • With the strong onshore winds picking up as the storm begins tracking north, coastal flooding will also exacerbate any flooding that occurs from heavy rainfall.
    Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • First Brands turned to the private credit market for help acquiring competitors.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Neon is back in business with Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh, acquiring worldwide on his recent TIFF world premiere, The Christophers starring Michaela Coel, Ian McKellen, Jessica Gunning and James Corden.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With seven minutes left, the hosts had run for 200 yards while killing the clock and salting away a 19-point lead.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Scraping (together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraping%20%28together%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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