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
  • The club eked out a net profit of $1.7 million, versus a loss of $32.5 million during the same period in 2023.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Ohio: Congress' longest-serving woman may eke out a win Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, has been in Congress for 41 years.
    Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of eke out
Verb
  • Reusable Pizza Storage Container (5-Pack) This triangular container is way easier to squeeze into the fridge than a bulky pizza box.
    Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Translated, the budget pressures that Fitch expects to continue squeezing higher education are coming from rising costs and stagnant public support and not necessarily from market retraction.
    Derek Newton, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of squeeze
Verb
  • But Roz teaches the animals to act against their nature—to befriend one another, accept Brightbill, and work together to survive.
    Elvia Wilk, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
  • By emphasizing the long-term game, DEI work can better survive the short-term backlash.
    Julie Kratz, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of survive
Verb
  • This segment of What’s Ahead examines how Putin’s plans can be thwarted and how a great lasting settlement can be reached, leaving Ukraine truly independent.
    Steve Forbes, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • On the other hand, longer breaks, especially those lasting months, tend to result in more significant losses, particularly for beginners.
    Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Health, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of last
Verb
  • All that hand wringing over Andrews’ empty stat lines in September amounted to so much spit in the wind.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Drilling companies have become so adept at wringing more and more gas from each additional wellbore that the industry is now capable of maintaining overall national production with barely 100 active rigs drilling new gas wells.
    David Blackmon, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of wring
Verb
  • The typical renter could afford 50% of homes in 2012 and just 30% in 2022.
    Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, private individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act has also experienced record enrollment under the Biden White House, which worked with Congress to pay enhanced subsidies for more Americans to afford individual Obamacare coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
    Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of afford
Verb
  • For now, the top leader appears determined to carry on his crusade against corruption and disloyalty.
    Nectar Gan, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Are there contemporary artists that really inspire you and have carried on folk?
    Steve Baltin, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of carry on
Verb
  • The goal of Syria’s rebel coalition, which has wrested two major cities from government control in just over a week of fighting, is ultimately to overthrow the decades-old Assad regime, the militant leader of the rebels, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, told CNN in an exclusive interview on Thursday.
    Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Google Chrome is the top of a slippery funnel that users slide down, deeper into the Google ecosystem—which is precisely why, following a landmark antitrust ruling, the United States Department of Justice is trying to wrest Chrome away from the company.
    Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 27 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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“Scrape (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape%20%28out%29. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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