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Recent Examples of scrape
Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2024
Some exterior chrome trim seems to have some pitting and there’s a small scrape on the passenger door.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Bethany Braun-Silva, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
That spike was followed by a major sell-off that hit bottom in late September, when DJT stock scraped below $12 a share.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Storms leave debris, broken glass, and emergency home repairs in their wake, which can result in cuts, scrapes, or other minor injuries.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2024
Some exterior chrome trim seems to have some pitting and there’s a small scrape on the passenger door.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Verb
Now Walmart Prestone Windshield Trigger De-Icer 32 oz Cut through tough ice fast with a de-icer spray, which melts away frost to improve visibility and reduce scraping time.
—Bethany Braun-Silva, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
That spike was followed by a major sell-off that hit bottom in late September, when DJT stock scraped below $12 a share.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrape
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As a result, migrant encounters decreased along the southwestern border by 55%, and deportations increased, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s latest data.Kristen Taketa, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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The spacecraft is scheduled to spend 18 months studying Apophis during and after its Earth encounter, providing unprecedented insights into how planetary flybys can reshape such ancient space rocks.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Why Black Boxes Definitely Don’t Exist In MMMs Most providers in the market today did not build their MMM from scratch.Cody Greco, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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The town was created from scratch some thirty years ago to accommodate Zhanbay residents.PhotoVogue, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
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Victims can suffer from a range of injuries, from minor bruises to severe, life-altering conditions.Chris Gallagher, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Jay Leno is recovering after falling down a large hill over the weekend, leaving him with an eye patch and a large bruise.Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
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This muscular portion of the stomach helps the bird grind up and digest food, and it’s actually designed to hold some stones and grit to help the chicken or turkey digest food.Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
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Away from the impossibly glamorous Left Bank headquarters of YSL, the Hadid sisters have been deploying their softly sloping jackets to bring both nonchalance and grit to downtime looks (and Rosalía’s birthday party).Alice Newbold, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2024
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The travel set has 14 brushes, including a flat foundation brush and a large powder brush.Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
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Of course, five minutes in the attic on a summer day, or one accidental brush against the insulation, quickly drives home the reality that the attic is just an attic.Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Improperly fitting contact lenses may result in corneal abrasions (a scratch or scrape on the surface of your cornea), which may cause pain, redness, and even vision loss.Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2024
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Dirt can also create abrasion, which chips away at your zipper teeth.Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
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The assassination attempt against the former president left him with a graze wound to his ear, and killed one spectator at the rally and critically injured two others as Secret Service agents quickly rushed Trump from the stage.Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Police did not disclose where they were hit, but a law enforcement source told The Times that preliminary information suggests that one of the officers suffered a graze wound to the leg, while the other was struck in the hand by shrapnel.Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Scrape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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