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verb

past tense of scrape
1
as in scratched
to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface the rusty old gate scrapes against the pavement whenever anyone opens it

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2
as in grazed
to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface she scraped her knee when she fell down

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3
as in gritted
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 scraped
Verb
Their parents, Henry and Lucretia Clark, scraped together money in 1995 to buy the building and the siblings didn’t want to let go of it. Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024 Puritans, in search of religious freedom, sacrificed everything, came to America, battled the harsh winters and scraped up enough food – thanks to the help of Native Americans – to enjoy a feast. Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024 Month by month, the savings that Rosaline George scraped together in her years as a journalist and local government employee have been dwindling as the 97-year-old pays out of pocket for hourly care. Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024 Generative AI models often rely on vast datasets scraped from publicly available digital content, much of which includes artwork, illustrations, and other creative works created by artists. Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2024 Larger cars like SUVs and trucks generally do not need to slow down as much as smaller, lower cars to pass through a speed hump smoothly and without getting scraped. Eva Wen, Journal Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024 Listing photos show the house was scraped down to its brick walls and slathered in a coat of white paint. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 25 Nov. 2024 Once data is scraped, it can be loaded into a Pandas DataFrame for filtering, organizing and analysis. Sandro Shubladze, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 Already, there have been several lawsuits filed against AI companies, including Runway, from creators who allege their work was scraped and used to train models without their permission. Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scraped
Adjective
  • But ground teams detected the helium leak in Starliner's service module in the aftermath of the scrubbed countdown.
    Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 25 May 2024
  • There were no young girls floating by in elegant dresses, no scrubbed and spoiled children dressed in their finery and dragged toward churches and pagodas, no whisper of music drifting out of windows.
    Chantha Nguon, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2024
Verb
  • Lululemon has barely even scratched the surface of its men’s category, which has been a major boost for sales.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • But his tenure with the Rangers has been a turbulent one, leading to him being scratched from the lineup Friday morning.
    Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The crisp dry snow crunched underfoot.
    Wilson H. Stover, Outdoor Life, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Both Dylan and Georgie struggle with theirs, having to remake at least one batch and then being crunched for time.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • There is just cause for the soapier parts: Manet was married, and Morisot wed his brother.
    Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
  • The group that seems to have inspired Reid is Fleetwood Mac, which, with its shifting intramural love relationships, sundry drug problems and issues of control — the soapiest of rock’s many operas — was a romance novel/miniseries waiting to happen.
    Robert LloydTelevision Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2023
Adjective
  • And this winter, the new(ish) closet staple is back and better than ever with chic, waxy iterations from Barbour to Mango.
    Laura Jackson, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
  • All those extra sharp points give it better grip on waxy surfaces like the exterior of a tomato or watermelon and make for fast, easy slicing.
    Jesse Raub, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024

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“Scraped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraped. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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