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Recent Examples of scrape
Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
McLain, now 80, later went to prison for drug trafficking and had various scrapes with the law.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
The right wing then scraped the ground and broke off at the fuselage, releasing a cloud of jet fuel that caught fire as the airplane overturned and moved down the runway.
—David Schaper, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025
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Noun
There was a large scrape in the crusted snow among the boulders.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
McLain, now 80, later went to prison for drug trafficking and had various scrapes with the law.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
The agent scrapes Google News and other sources for the latest updates and news that might interest his subscribers.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
The right wing then scraped the ground and broke off at the fuselage, releasing a cloud of jet fuel that caught fire as the airplane overturned and moved down the runway.
—David Schaper, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrape
Noun
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The officers play a video of an encounter between Jamie and Katie.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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Director Peter Segal shared the crappy circumstances around the encounter while speaking with Entertainment Weekly in celebration of the film's 30th anniversary and its upcoming release on 4K (out March 25).—
Mike Miller,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Founders are already wrestling with self-doubt, market uncertainty, and the immense pressure of building something from scratch.—
David Nour,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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One challenge with creating a league from scratch, in Europe, will be the structure of player compensation.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The motorist had multiple fractured ribs and bruises.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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During spring training, it was learned that Smith played with a deep bone bruise in his right ankle for much of the 2024 season.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Then there’s Little Simz, who’s turning growth and grit into poetry on Lotus.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
29 Mar. 2025
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To become winners, Newcastle have had lose, both historically and this season, and Guimaraes has been required to grit his teeth and battle through.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Included is a dust brush to remove pet fur from furniture, and a crevice tool to get in between couch cushions and work along corners.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The curved silicone brush ensures that each and every lash — even the finest ones near the inner corners of your eyes — are coated in pigments for a fluttery effect sans clumps.—
Claire Sullivan,
Footwear News,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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One of the girls felt something slide across her neck, resulting in an abrasion on her neck, Memon told CNN.—
Yash Roy,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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Within minutes medics had pronounced the boy dead at the scene and noticed abrasions and darkening on his face.—
Noe Padilla,
USA TODAY,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The youngest boy suffered a graze wound to the head, and the older boy was shot to the left side of the head.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Two stations—Roost, which serves chicken, and Chopped and Wrapped, which makes salads and wraps—will maintain relatively consistent menus, while hot and cold graze stations will rotate options.—
Alexandria Sands,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Scrape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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