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Recent Examples of scrounge
Visiting the contestants’ holding cell farmhouse, Gutfeld heads to the off-limits (for the cast) control room to try to scrounge up a bit more scratch.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
In 2019, a woman referred to as L.R. scrounged $2,400 from friends and family and paid it to Arroyo.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
Isla is pregnant, and Jamie scrounges out a living as a scavenger.
—ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2025
Family members would scrounge bushes for herbs that had little effect on the boy’s symptoms.
—Cynthia Tully, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
In 2019, a woman referred to as L.R. scrounged $2,400 from friends and family and paid it to Arroyo.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
Isla is pregnant, and Jamie scrounges out a living as a scavenger.
—ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2025
Family members would scrounge bushes for herbs that had little effect on the boy’s symptoms.
—Cynthia Tully, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrounge
earn
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Brosnahan earned widespread recognition and her first Emmy nomination for guest starring as Rachel Posner on House of Cards.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The sandy shores are combed for seaweed and trash nightly, which earned the town a Blue Wave certification.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 July 2025
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“Scrounge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrounge. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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