scrape (by or through)

Definition of scrape (by or through)next

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Verb
  • There’s been a lot of talk about carrying on her work, especially during these times when people feel like some of it has been eroded.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 7 Oct. 2026
  • This hotel carries on the best of Edinburgh traditions while going above and beyond with 21st-century comforts.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • But people getting along is rarely as simple as wishing it, and the truth remains that Harry and his brother Prince William are still feuding.
    — StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Whether that announcement is marriage- or pickleball-related remains to be seen, but not everyone coming back together got along in the Big Brother house, so how does Chen Moonves feel about Jason De Puy and Kamu Kirk being reunited?
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Surely it's made out of foam or wood, painted to look like a real axe?
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The agent’s story peters out at the end; Simon photographs a quilt made out of T-shirts from his many law-enforcement jobs which his girlfriend commissioned for him from Etsy.
    — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • My understanding of using AI to create films is that the only way to do it is to get on and do it.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Because tomorrow, my happy butt is getting on a plane and flying to Myrtle Beach for a little girl's trip with one of my best friends from grad school.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Other people threw french fries and chicken bones; the cats got by.
    — Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In the past, a second-rate software rollout cost a company time and money but rarely sank it, since a firm with a strong moat could get by.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Building and protecting those pipelines will be expensive—but far cheaper than trying to keep the strait open by force or coping with periodic shortages and price spikes.
    — Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Quarterback Jayden Maiava and a receivers group coping with injuries will need to keep USC’s offense composed amid the hostile crowd.
    — Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
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“Scrape (by or through).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape%20%28by%20or%20through%29. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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