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Recent Examples of scrape
Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
The daughter of Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford) and Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow), Summer's kind-hearted nature has earned her many fans, but her rebellious streak has led to her fair share of scrapes over the years.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 May 2025
Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
That’s meant stakeholders and the public in general have had to scrape for details.
—Clay Masters, Twin Cities, 2 June 2025
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Noun
Injuries suffered by the officers included a groin injury, an ankle strain or stress fracture, a chest contusion, scrapes and bruising.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
The daughter of Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford) and Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow), Summer's kind-hearted nature has earned her many fans, but her rebellious streak has led to her fair share of scrapes over the years.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 May 2025
Verb
Andy Pages scraped a ball off the ground — causing havoc in the Mets’ infield and a throwing error from Brett Baty — allowing Smith to score.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
That’s meant stakeholders and the public in general have had to scrape for details.
—Clay Masters, Twin Cities, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrape
Noun
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Like Ventura, Jane testified that the encounters would sometimes last days.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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Those Readers Are Wrong The encounter with the grizzly itself lasted a matter of seconds, and there was no time to be nervous.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2025
Noun
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This essentially enables developers to access and modify the model’s core knowledge and bypass the high costs and time associated with training a system from scratch.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
10 June 2025
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Rather than trying to recreate feathers from scratch, biohybrid designs incorporate actual feathers into otherwise synthetic machines.—
Ian Rose,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 June 2025
Noun
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Doctors at the University of Chicago’s Comer Children’s Hospital said the girl had signs of abuse — including she was covered in bruises, had two black eyes, scratches and abdominal trauma.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Jurors saw a photo of the bruise as well as other photos of her bandaged back.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
4 June 2025
Verb
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Hart is revered by many as the heart and soul of the Knicks due to his hustle and grit as a rebounder and perimeter defender.—
Kambui Bomani,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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While the crowds swell in July and August, Cádiz manages to retain its seductive mix of grandeur and grit year-round.—
Christopher Bagley,
Travel + Leisure,
11 May 2025
Noun
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The shape of the head was obscured by energetic sweeps of the brush in black and blue, with a splash of yellow bursting from the area where a jawbone had been, and might be again.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Martinez’s brush with the law doesn’t end there, as he’s had a litany of criminal charges filed against him in Miami-Dade and Broward counties over the last decade, court records show.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Gonzalez said the horse was treated for abrasions to the skull and other injuries, per the outlet.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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Biodegradable mineral dyes, waterless enzyme and abrasion boosters were among the alternative processes.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Cops responding to a 911 call around 3:30 p.m. discovered the 40-year-old victim with a gunshot wound to the right leg and a graze wound from a bullet on his left knee outside a deli near Neptune Ave.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2025
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Crime: 3 killed, 5 injured in shooting at restaurant in Glendale, Arizona: Police Teens treated at hospital for injuries One victim, a 17-year-old female, received a graze wound to the forehead, and she was treated and released from the hospital, the Ledger reported.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
5 May 2025
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“Scrape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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