scraping(s)

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Noun
  • The two beetles face off in battle, until the first manages to get enough leverage to toss his romantic rival off the stump in a deft display of insect jujitsu.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Tree stumps and branches, trash and household appliances waste away on roadsides and in rivers.
    Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The municipal landfill closed forty years ago, leaving refuse—mostly metal, wood, and other scraps—beneath the earth.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 Dec. 2024
  • In 2018, Rwanda raised tariffs on such imports in defiance of U.S. pressure, citing concerns the West’s refuse undermined efforts to strengthen the domestic textile industry.
    Francis Kokutse, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Inspectors found meat and fat residue from the previous day’s production on packaging equipment and in the product processing area.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
  • In all cases, melting plastic residue got pulled back into the water supply.
    Pien Huang, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • And, that’s without going into the residuals Danson makes to this day, which are reported to be around $5 million per year.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The writers were seeking increased residuals in streaming, coverage for all productions made for new media and better pay, among other terms.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Scraping(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraping%28s%29. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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