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Recent Examples of scrounge
Isla is pregnant, and Jamie scrounges out a living as a scavenger.
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ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2025
Family members would scrounge bushes for herbs that had little effect on the boy’s symptoms.
—Cynthia Tully, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Cooking gas prices have spiraled as much as 30-fold, so families are back to scrounging for wood to make fires.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Mar. 2025
Read Next Washington State Person scrounging for metal finds WA woman’s body in freezer, feds say.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2025
Family members would scrounge bushes for herbs that had little effect on the boy’s symptoms.
—Cynthia Tully, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Cooking gas prices have spiraled as much as 30-fold, so families are back to scrounging for wood to make fires.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Mar. 2025
Read Next Washington State Person scrounging for metal finds WA woman’s body in freezer, feds say.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrounge
earn
Verb
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It is earned—through trust, through transparency, and through service.—
Matthew Scogin,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The Pinocchio actress ended the number back on stage with a full gospel choir backing her up, earning a standing ovation from the crowd.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
9 June 2025
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“Scrounge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrounge. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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