scrape (together)

verb

Definition of scrape (together)next
as in to put by

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrape (together)
  1. put by
  2. round up
  3. acquire
  4. lay in
  5. accumulate
  6. lay up
  7. assemble
  8. amass
Verb
  • When the smoke cleared, leaving stains on the green that didn’t affect their shots, Scheffler, who missed birdie puts by inches on 16 and 17, came up an inch short again on his 26-footer.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2024
  • Truman answers the questions put by Pearl’s diners.
    — Liz Smith, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2024
Definition of put by
Verb
  • As for immigration, the administration has already begun rounding up undocumented immigrants.
    — LEW SICHELMAN, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Get a weekly round up of the top tech stories from around the world in your inbox every Friday.
    — Ryan Browne, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of round up
Verb
  • The billionaire has reportedly acquired a Bombardier Global 7500, a long-range private jet capable of flying from Sydney to Detroit in a single trip.
    — Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • More news: Predicting Where Top Remaining Quarterbacks Will Play in 2025 NFL Season Two players that were acquired by the Bills have already been suspended.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of acquire
Verb
  • While telecommunications cables have been laid in trenches 8-km deep, power cables are much thicker and heavier, so placing and even transporting them is more challenging.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2025
  • For two years, he was chained to his hospital bed without access to any form of entertainment, left to lay in pain and listen to the hum of medical devices.
    — Daniel Eduardo Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of lay in
Verb
  • Scientists have accumulated evidence for this approach by studying natural events that have flung small particles into the atmosphere.
    — Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Across all episodes, the series accumulated 1.81B minutes viewed, posting its second-best weekly performance ever, behind the week that the series debuted in 2022.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of accumulate
Verb
  • He was laid up in bed for five weeks in the summer of 1919 but returned to the job that fall.
    — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Morikawa was laid up 90 yards out, while Henley's approach sailed right of the green.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of lay up
Verb
  • The 151-foot statue was assembled in France by 1884 and presented to the U.S. minister to France that same year.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Unlike other cleaners, Eureka’s comes fully assembled, a bonus that customers raved about.
    — Ali Faccenda, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of assemble
Verb
  • To his surprise, the video went viral, amassing more than 5 million views and 3,500 comments from users trying to connect him to Vargo.
    — Jordan Greene, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • After college, physicians complete four years of medical school and three to seven years of residency and fellowship (7-11 years total), amassing 12,000-16,000 patient care hours.
    — Spencer Dorn, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of amass
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“Scrape (together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape%20%28together%29. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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