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Recent Examples of scrape
Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
The sequence was replayed over a dozen times, as there was a question as to whether it was caused by a punch, a head clash, or a scrape from Suarez’s gloves.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2025
With a sharp knife, barely slice the tops of the kernels off into a bowl, then scrape the kernels' roots from the cob into the same bowl.
—Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2025
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Noun
One child who was treated and released that day was a 4-year-old girl who suffered bumps, bruises and scrapes, including a severe cut to the side of her head that required stitches, her father, JJ Glavan, told the Chicago Tribune.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
The sequence was replayed over a dozen times, as there was a question as to whether it was caused by a punch, a head clash, or a scrape from Suarez’s gloves.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
Verb
The city is collaborating with West Sacramento, the transportation authority and the area council of governments to scrape together the project’s remaining funds, which would be at least $25 million.
—Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2025
With a sharp knife, barely slice the tops of the kernels off into a bowl, then scrape the kernels' roots from the cob into the same bowl.
—Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrape
Noun
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The actor, who starred in 85 episodes of the mogul's BET series The Oval, reflected on his time working with Perry in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, detailing the alleged encounters that led him to file the $260 million lawsuit.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
11 July 2025
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Hynde at the time, had a more pleasant encounter, however.—
Gary Graff,
Billboard,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Order your pizza and, within five minutes, a robot would craft your pie from scratch, no human hands required.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 July 2025
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Area rugs are an excellent solution for protecting hard floors from scratches and scuffs while adding warmth and texture to your space.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
6 July 2025
Noun
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Marte is already on the IL with a bone bruise in his right knee, the same one that required an injection in spring training.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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This is the despair of wrestlers: unredeemed perspiration, useless bruises.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
6 July 2025
Verb
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Perhaps our best hope right now might be to grit our teeth about AGI as a north star, push the AI community to realize the dangers and pitfalls therein, and do our darnedest to overcome the downsides.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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From bouncing back in elimination games to stringing together dominant wins in the state semifinal, Aledo has played with urgency, intensity, and grit through five series victories.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 June 2025
Noun
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With a soft hand brush or sponge, loosen dirt in a circular motion, moving across the wall from one side to the other, then moving down one line of tile and across.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
14 July 2025
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Clear away brush and dense vegetation to discourage coyotes from hiding in those areas.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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The fabric performed very well in our abrasion test, and didn’t develop any pilling, thinning, or loose threads whatsoever.—
Kathleen Felton,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 June 2025
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The abrasion test showed no tears or holes, with only slight color fading.—
Carrie Honaker,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Chaos unfolded at Antioch High School at 11:09 a.m. Wednesday as a 17-year-old male student armed with a pistol opened fire in the cafeteria, fatally wounding a 16-year-old girl and leaving another male student with a graze wound.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The 25-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and was taken to UC in good condition, while the 40-year-old victim suffered a graze wound to the head, according to police.—
William Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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“Scrape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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