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Recent Examples of scrounged
Drake’s team usually scrounged up the clues that later exonerated Mason’s clients.
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Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Money was tight, but each summer the family scrounged a humble vacation out of coins saved in empty cans of orange-juice concentrate.
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Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
He was wrapped in a jute sack, and someone else scrounged up some clean straw bedding.
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Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
Sean McIndoe scrounged up three positive thoughts for 16 hopeless teams.
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Chris Branch,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
But the problem has been the opposite, and CPW has instead scrounged to find other sources of money to pay the claims.
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Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2026
Jane borrowed from friends and scrounged to hire a lawyer in Connecticut.
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Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
Enough though Willis has only started six NFL games, and threw all of 35 passes last season (and 155 in his NFL career), the offer Miami scrounged up enough cap space to make is a reflection of Ross’ commitment transforming this franchise, and spending whatever that takes.
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Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
It was reported that Costner, who had scrounged up some seed financing to start making his Horizon films, wanted to spend no more than a week on the Yellowstone set for the final episodes.
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Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Money was tight, but each summer the family scrounged a humble vacation out of coins saved in empty cans of orange-juice concentrate.
—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
He was wrapped in a jute sack, and someone else scrounged up some clean straw bedding.
—
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
Sean McIndoe scrounged up three positive thoughts for 16 hopeless teams.
—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
But the problem has been the opposite, and CPW has instead scrounged to find other sources of money to pay the claims.
—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2026
Jane borrowed from friends and scrounged to hire a lawyer in Connecticut.
—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
Enough though Willis has only started six NFL games, and threw all of 35 passes last season (and 155 in his NFL career), the offer Miami scrounged up enough cap space to make is a reflection of Ross’ commitment transforming this franchise, and spending whatever that takes.
—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
It was reported that Costner, who had scrounged up some seed financing to start making his Horizon films, wanted to spend no more than a week on the Yellowstone set for the final episodes.
—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrounged
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Two seasons later, Dryer earned his one and only Pro Bowl nod.
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Will Richard does all of the little things With the regular Warriors squad, Will Richard earned his minutes by doing all of the unglamorous things on the court.
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Sam O’Hara will receive $50,000 after alleging he was unlawfully detained and subjected to excessive force, according to a Thursday court filing obtained by The Associated Press (AP).
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Gary Chan, who obtained a federal explosives permit for the company, has been charged with seven counts of murder and six charges related to the possession and transportation of explosives.
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“Scrounged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrounged. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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