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Recent Examples of scrape
Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
The accident left Natalya with facial injuries from the airbag deployment, while Andrew sustained minor scrapes on his arm.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Hanna Park and Mary Gilbert, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article After scraping a resolution addressing the role local police can play in assisting federal agents enforcing immigration laws two weeks ago, the El Cajon City Council will consider a similar, but revised resolution on Tuesday.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Oz gets out of too many scrapes too easily, for one thing.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
The accident left Natalya with facial injuries from the airbag deployment, while Andrew sustained minor scrapes on his arm.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
While the oceanfront restaurant escaped damage from the recent wildfire, backhoes were seen scraping mud off the streets nearby Thursday night.
—Hanna Park and Mary Gilbert, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article After scraping a resolution addressing the role local police can play in assisting federal agents enforcing immigration laws two weeks ago, the El Cajon City Council will consider a similar, but revised resolution on Tuesday.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrape
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With that encounter, Universal Language transitions into its final homage: to Kiarostami’s 1990 masterpiece, Close-Up.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
15 Feb. 2025
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What to Expect This promises to be an entertaining encounter between two teams playing without pressure.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Here’s how: Instead of developing a general-purpose AI from scratch, new models will extract relevant medical knowledge from existing large language models (just like DeepSeek did using distillation).—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Jarren Duran was slated to make his spring debut on Sunday but was a late scratch due to a sore calf.—
Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In the morning, his mother told the friend the boy was downstairs, where he was found on the floor with his hands zip-tied behind his back and his pants around his ankles, covered in bruises, the attorney’s office said.—
Rhiannon Saegert,
Kansas City Star,
18 Feb. 2025
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The twist here is that the only bruise on Hellebuyck’s otherwise stellar resume has been some disappointing postseasons, especially last year’s.—
Sean McIndoe,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Their identity was built on defense, grit and goaltending, with timely offense.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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In the early days, a business often runs on intuition, grit and a dash of luck.—
B.D. Dalton,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In the car, Stone jammed his backpack between his knees, and the two siblings inched down Palisades Drive, the brush along the shoulder a roaring blaze.—
Corina Knoll,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Toth recommends shakers for areas with thinning and powders with brushes for hairline recession.—
Deanna Pai,
Allure,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Additionally, aloe vera is often used for muscle pain, bruises, cuts, abrasions, and inflammation to the skin from burns and frostbite; many studies support its use to improve wound healing and reduce skin inflammation, itching, and irritation.—
Atenea Morales de la Cruz,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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Mapped polyurethane overlays add abrasion and penetration resistance to key areas, while low-wear areas go without the protection in order to maintain breathability.—
Wes Siler,
Outside Online,
6 Feb. 2025
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One victim sustained a gunshot wound to the left shoulder while the second victim sustained a graze wound to the left forearm, according to the affidavit.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Responding officers found a 23-year-old man with a graze wound to the chin in front of an apartment building about a block away on Clay Ave.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Scrape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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