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to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound
she scraped her fingernails across the chalkboard to get everyone's attention
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Recent Examples of scrapes
Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Fortunately, the children have a lot of bruises, scrapes and cuts, all stuff that is easily managed.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
The modular roof bars rotate 90 degrees to become proper crossbars when needed, while the alloy wheels are subtly recessed to sit within the line of the tyre, helping avoid scrapes from inevitable encounters with kerbs or rocks.
—Fergus Scholes, TheWeek, 30 Jan. 2026
The child suffered scrapes and bruises and was expected to make a full recovery, said Kristy Wells, a spokesperson for Fullerton police.
—Ryanne Mena, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Youthful pond hockey injuries and years of surfing scrapes have been absorbed as painful but far from disabling.
—Fred Schruers, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
His hard hat bears months of nicks and scrapes, testament to the massive transformation underway in the 25,000-square-foot former food court at the Shops at Rivercenter mall in downtown San Antonio.
—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Jan. 2026
The scrapes’ glow is likely from urine.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
These durable, waterproof luggage sleeves fit squarely over your suitcase in order to protect its shell from scuffs, bumps, and scrapes, all while allowing the color of your luggage to show through.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2026
Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Kgasi makes his way down to one of the vertical surfaces of the pit and scrapes it gently.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 4 Feb. 2026
With a palette knife, Callie Siskel scrapes at the raw face of elegy, revealing interior forms on a canvas where the poet’s father lives beyond death.
—Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 26 Nov. 2025
But the legendary key party scene only scrapes the surface, and the film's blue-gray moodiness is downright enveloping, not to mention its brutally honest depiction of family ties.
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
Bargiel pizza wedges, butt-slides, and scrapes his edges down the mountain.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 12 Nov. 2025
Nobody catches it for week, until someone scrapes customer addresses and posts them online.
—Daniel Fusch, Ascend Agency, 28 Oct. 2025
Injuries can occur when the person scrapes over the rocks.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
For a deeper dive into DeRose-Broeckert’s findings about how deer perceive scrapes and rubs, head over to NDA.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
The struggle left several agents with bite wounds, scrapes and bruises that required medical treatment.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Fortunately, the children have a lot of bruises, scrapes and cuts, all stuff that is easily managed.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
The modular roof bars rotate 90 degrees to become proper crossbars when needed, while the alloy wheels are subtly recessed to sit within the line of the tyre, helping avoid scrapes from inevitable encounters with kerbs or rocks.
—Fergus Scholes, TheWeek, 30 Jan. 2026
The child suffered scrapes and bruises and was expected to make a full recovery, said Kristy Wells, a spokesperson for Fullerton police.
—Ryanne Mena, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Youthful pond hockey injuries and years of surfing scrapes have been absorbed as painful but far from disabling.
—Fred Schruers, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
His hard hat bears months of nicks and scrapes, testament to the massive transformation underway in the 25,000-square-foot former food court at the Shops at Rivercenter mall in downtown San Antonio.
—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Jan. 2026
The scrapes’ glow is likely from urine.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
These durable, waterproof luggage sleeves fit squarely over your suitcase in order to protect its shell from scuffs, bumps, and scrapes, all while allowing the color of your luggage to show through.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
Meyer helped design a tracking system that scrapes data from Zillow to detect price hikes greater than 10%.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Kgasi makes his way down to one of the vertical surfaces of the pit and scrapes it gently.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 4 Feb. 2026
With a palette knife, Callie Siskel scrapes at the raw face of elegy, revealing interior forms on a canvas where the poet’s father lives beyond death.
—Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 26 Nov. 2025
But the legendary key party scene only scrapes the surface, and the film's blue-gray moodiness is downright enveloping, not to mention its brutally honest depiction of family ties.
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
Bargiel pizza wedges, butt-slides, and scrapes his edges down the mountain.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 12 Nov. 2025
Nobody catches it for week, until someone scrapes customer addresses and posts them online.
—Daniel Fusch, Ascend Agency, 28 Oct. 2025
Injuries can occur when the person scrapes over the rocks.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
For a deeper dive into DeRose-Broeckert’s findings about how deer perceive scrapes and rubs, head over to NDA.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrapes
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Those physical encounters, which SDFC’s players seemed to relish, likely added to Pumas’ attrition.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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One study of more than 1,100-plus patient encounters found that remote patient monitoring cut hospitalizations by nearly 60%.—
Paul Hudson,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Chemical irritants affect the eyes, skin and lungs first, causing scratches to the surface of the eye, painful skin reactions, breathing difficulties and acute psychological distress.—
Michele Heisler,
The Conversation,
4 Feb. 2026
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Forwards Pavol Regenda, Jeff Skinner, and defenseman Sam Dickinson will be the healthy scratches.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2026
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But Kaszas’ ultimate destiny had nothing to do with inflicting — or receiving — bruises, contusions or broken limbs.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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At right, bruises can be seen on her wrist.—
Michael Kaplan,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Scrapes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrapes. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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