scrape (out)

verb

Definition of scrape (out)next
as in to eke out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrape (out)
  1. eke out
  2. squeeze
  3. survive
  4. last
  5. wring
  6. afford
  7. carry on
  8. wrest
Verb
  • Avon Marching Black & Gold Carmel Marching Greyhounds Castle Marching Knights Scores from 2024 BOA finals in Indianapolis Avon took the helm, Carmel eked out a second-place tie and Castle took 9th place.
    Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Nov. 2024
  • His grandfather barely eked out a living from tiny, terraced fields in the drought- and famine-prone hills of China’s northwest Shaanxi province.
    Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of eke out
Verb
  • The investigation reveals a dismal picture of a company with a sales culture that depends on squeezing infirm and elderly patients and the government for every penny.
    Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Often the rookie spends several minutes adjusting their chair, finding the right eye relief, and remembering their shooting form before ever squeezing the trigger for that first dry fire.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of squeeze
Verb
  • Business leaders must prepare both the body and the organ to give each the best chance of surviving and thriving together.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The artists will survive, and who can blame them for taking the opportunity?
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of survive
Verb
  • But rest assured that the sandals are supremely well built and will last for years.
    The Editors, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
  • The beginning of the first shooting video in one X post captured what sounded like one shot after another initially, until seconds later there was a steady stream of gunfire that appeared to come from multiple guns lasting several minutes.
    Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of last
Verb
  • At a time of uncertainty, many thinkers are not wringing their hands but moving forward.
    Keith Collins, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Hurricanes are particularly efficient at concentrating large quantities of water vapor and wringing it out at nearly unheard-of rates, as seen in the deluges in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area during Milton and in western North Carolina during Helene.
    Andrew Freedman, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of wring
Verb
  • However, with the Niners’ defense undefined and its defensive line play underwhelming, San Francisco cannot afford to be a mediocre offense in the second half of the season.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • In the absence of changes to entitlement spending, which Trump has promised not to make, the best way to afford necessary upgrades to U.S. defenses is to expand GDP with growth-friendly policies on taxes and regulation.
    Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of afford
Verb
  • The train will then depart Fraser at 4:05 p.m. and depart the Winter Park Resort at 4:35 p.m., arriving back in Denver at 7:05 p.m. Tickets for the train, which include carrying on skis and snowboards, start at just $19 (or $9.50 for kids) and are available to book online at amtrak.com.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
  • This relationship carried on for at least three months before a monitoring app on the student's cellphone alerted his parents to illicit texts between the two.
    Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of carry on
Verb
  • The change will wrest control of the elections board from Democrats, as the governor currently appoints three of the five board members.
    Lucille Sherman, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
  • In the House, Democrats would need to wrest four seats from Republicans to regain majority control.
    ABC NEWS, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of wrest
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Thesaurus Entries Near scrape (out)

scraped (up or together)

scrape (out)

scrapes

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