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Recent Examples of scrounge
Family members would scrounge bushes for herbs that had little effect on the boy’s symptoms.
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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
While the Cardinals had Monday off, the Mets took a 1-1 tie with the Miami Marlins after scrounging just two hits together.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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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
While the Cardinals had Monday off, the Mets took a 1-1 tie with the Miami Marlins after scrounging just two hits together.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrounge
earn
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Any move to weaken the dollar might enrage Trump World, earning Japan bigger tariffs.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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In a year that emphasized bold narratives and artistic risk, several standout films earned praise.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
29 May 2025
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“Scrounge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrounge. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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