scraping (together)

present participle of scrape (together)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scraping (together)
Verb
  • But that didn’t stop him from rounding up a group of 25 or 30 friends from their hometown in Jalisco, Mexico.
    Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
  • If Homelander's takeover of the United States government and rounding up of his chief dissenters took place around Inauguration Day in January, Godolkin University's fall semester kicks off around the end of August.
    EW.com, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • When this happens for a car attacking on a corner’s outside, the driver on the inside can run their rival fully out wide without picking up a penalty.
    Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • None are 100% at picking up cognitive issues.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Buying Hollywood In recent years, Ellison has been on a tear acquiring Hollywood studios.
    Martine Paris, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • What To Know Talk of Indonesia acquiring an aircraft carrier surfaced in February, when Navy Chief Admiral Muhammad Ali floated the idea publicly.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Scraping (together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraping%20%28together%29. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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