Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrape (by or through)
Verb
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The women’s games are covered by ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPNNEWS, with some of the marquee team’s early games carried on ABC.—
Eric Womack,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026 -
The open casting call has been made, and auditions are scheduled for this spring, as early as next week, and will carry on throughout the summer.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The whole settlement will collapse if townspeople can’t get along.—
Stephanie Burt,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Surely seventh graders are capable of understanding that people need to get along with one another, rather than living in a constant state of alarm, suspecting that others mean us harm.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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At one point, Glover was close enough to make out not just docking targets, but also an American Flag emblazoned on the rocket stage.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Plastic products are partly made out of oil, which has gone up more than 40% since the start of the war in late February.—
Julian Torres,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Cordova then got on top of the victim and punched him several times in the face and head.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Who wouldn’t want to get on board?—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Their relationship enters a dramatic new phase when the latter — also single, barely getting by with ambitions to become a writer — gets pregnant after sleeping with her married professor and decides to keep the baby.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2026
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Especially in the past few years, Gen Z has been flocking to more affordable cities just to get by during the cost-of-living crisis.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As Owens' family awaited the trial, her four children -- Izzy, Isaac, Afrika and Titus -- had to cope with a life without their mother.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Humor plays a vital role in helping older adults, especially, cope with aging and bereavement, according to new research.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 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 6 Apr. 2026.
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