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Recent Examples of scrape
Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Rather than one big medical disaster that causes everyone to go into sudden panic mode, the rhythm of the place is about overlapping and unrelenting problems, on every scale from a minor scrape to violent, life-threatening trauma.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2025
Cables can be severed by natural factors like earthquakes or aging, but the most common cause is when ships drag anchors or fishing equipment that scrapes the sea floor.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Then Hincapie saw red for tangling with Simeone’s son Giuliano (who, just like his dad in the old days), did some expert meddling, including getting in a scrape with Granit Xhaka and theatrically zipping his own lips shut when the referee had words).
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Rather than one big medical disaster that causes everyone to go into sudden panic mode, the rhythm of the place is about overlapping and unrelenting problems, on every scale from a minor scrape to violent, life-threatening trauma.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
Check to see if the sound is coming from dishes hitting each other or scraping against the machine's interior.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2025
Cables can be severed by natural factors like earthquakes or aging, but the most common cause is when ships drag anchors or fishing equipment that scrapes the sea floor.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrape
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Then, after Wright had a chance encounter with an ex-council member who connected her to a freelance journalist, a Sunday Times article ran in April 1999 that made the potential link between the steel plant waste and limb deformities public, per The Independent.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Despite facing rejection, including a harsh encounter with a former instructor, Hackman remained determined.—
Megan Cartwright,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Steve Jobs exemplifies the DNA of a founder, having built Apple from scratch by combining vision with relentless execution.—
Paul Klein,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Projects like this promise a path toward greater convergence, without forcing companies to reinvent moderation from scratch.—
Tamar Mitts,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
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Everything is fine and Gene is on his way home now with a few bumps and bruises.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
Fox News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Woman says she was held hostage, beaten The victim had blood on her face, a cut on her lip and chin, and multiple bruises on her face and arms, according to prosecutors.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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After a bear threatened the safety of her grandson, Jane Fonda gritted her teeth and threatened it right back!—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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Instead of attempting to channel the Oakland icon by outscoring the Wildcats in a high-tempo affair with the Oakland Athletic League title on the line, Oakland Tech gritted out a stop-and-start 60-50 victory on Wednesday night.—
Joseph Dycus,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Its anti-hair brush head scoops up hair without issues and its 50-minute eco mode gives you plenty of battery juice.—
Ho Lin,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2025
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The process of carefully removing the fossil from its rocky entombment involved freeing each fragment from a matrix of friable sediment using fine tools like dental picks and soft brushes, all while battling gusting sea winds and intermittent rain that threatened to compromise the fragile remains.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Additionally, aloe vera is often used for muscle pain, bruises, cuts, abrasions, and inflammation to the skin from burns and frostbite; many studies support its use to improve wound healing and reduce skin inflammation, itching, and irritation.—
Atenea Morales de la Cruz,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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Mapped polyurethane overlays add abrasion and penetration resistance to key areas, while low-wear areas go without the protection in order to maintain breathability.—
Wes Siler,
Outside Online,
6 Feb. 2025
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One victim sustained a gunshot wound to the left shoulder while the second victim sustained a graze wound to the left forearm, according to the affidavit.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Responding officers found a 23-year-old man with a graze wound to the chin in front of an apartment building about a block away on Clay Ave.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Scrape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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