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Recent Examples of scrape
Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 24 June 2025
There are five primary kinds: the traditional cup nest, cavity, pendant, scrape or ground, and burrow nests.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
Sarah Anzlovar, Verywell Health, 15 July 2025
Add broth to pan, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 13 July 2025
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Noun
Aside from minor scrapes, the subject was not injured during the arrest.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 24 June 2025
There are five primary kinds: the traditional cup nest, cavity, pendant, scrape or ground, and burrow nests.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
Verb
Just avoid overcooking your meat, and scrape off any black char.
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—Sarah Anzlovar, Verywell Health, 15 July 2025
Add broth to pan, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrape
Noun
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With a decade of work at the zoo under her belt, Burns is now the manager of wild encounters.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
23 July 2025
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Think rustic cabins paired with boutique lodges, foraging and bonfire dinners, and local cultural encounters—a refined and curated take on a beloved tradition.—
Lea Lane,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Rethink And Define Your Network Architecture While a deep tech explanation is probably expected, in reality, the greatest value of this exercise is that the company has to rethink and define the architecture of its network solution from scratch.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Speaking of Cooper, his plan to build an oil company from scratch seemed to have some success at the end of the season.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Just bruises that faded — purple legs, arms, and scratches on my back.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Firmness: Avoid melons that have bruises or soft spots.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Consider Alex’s final audition — a now-iconic sequence that collapses grit and glam into a single, pulsating montage.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
10 July 2025
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Chelsea showed character and grit and were worthy of their victory.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Even a brush from one of these storms can cause problems.—
Nazaneen Ghaffar,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
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Use a brush if needed to dislodge anything stuck in those areas.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
27 July 2025
Noun
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Strong as a Board Courtesy of Dyneema Thanks to that outer layer of Dyneema, the new Woven Composite has 10 times the abrasion resistance and five times the tear resistance of the older fabric.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
16 July 2025
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Additionally, Ozcan noted how graphene provides high abrasion resistance and thermal regulation.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Chaos unfolded at Antioch High School at 11:09 a.m. Wednesday as a 17-year-old male student armed with a pistol opened fire in the cafeteria, fatally wounding a 16-year-old girl and leaving another male student with a graze wound.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The 25-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and was taken to UC in good condition, while the 40-year-old victim suffered a graze wound to the head, according to police.—
William Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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“Scrape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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