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
  • Apple's overall business was down 2% for the year, while Samsung eked out a modest 1% growth.
    Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
  • But what used to be one of the great set pieces of the sporting calendar is now spread as thinly as Marmite on a slice of toast, eking out what remains of the competition’s waning relevance across five days.
    George Caulkin, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of eke out
Verb
  • These forces squeeze a star horizontally while stretching it vertically.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Egypt lost $7 billion in crucial revenue from the Suez Canal in 2024 as the conflict in Gaza has squeezed shipping in the Red Sea, according to government officials.
    Vivian Yee, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of squeeze
Verb
  • Almost all of the houses in their cul-de-sac, in west Altadena had survived.
    Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The surviving developers are struggling to finish projects and barely taking on new apartment buildings.
    Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of survive
Verb
  • By their nature, periods of volatility don’t tend to last that long before things return to the mean.
    Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Barnett added that the generous donation of food would only last two hours before being depleted.
    Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of last
Verb
  • Inflation is proving to be stubborn as the Fed tries to wring out the last percentage point of improvement to get inflation down to 2%.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • While companies have long struggled to wring value out of their data initiatives, something big has changed in the last two years: Generative AI has spurred greater interest and investment in data quality and broader data capabilities.
    Randy Bean, Harvard Business Review, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of wring
Verb
  • Even after his best season, Hoffman is projected to sign a contract the Mets can easily afford.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Once considered slow to adopt new innovations, CRE professionals have recently come to appreciate what the latest technology affords them.
    Fred Battisti, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of afford
Verb
  • Based on that data training, modern-era AI does a relatively remarkable job of mimicking how humans interact and can carry on conversations.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Advertisement Basketball and being a Bulldog are in the blood for Lewis, whose mom Melissa played at Buena and now works in the College and Career Center at her alma mater, getting to watch her daughter carry on the program’s winning tradition.
    Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of carry on
Verb
  • Israelis will be required to withdraw from parts of Gaza that were wrested from terrorists after months of deadly urban warfare.
    The Editors, National Review, 17 Jan. 2025
  • If Yeezy is wresting back this trend, the impulse is undoubtedly coming from the label’s head of design, the Russian designer Gosha Rubchinskiy.
    Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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 21 Jan. 2025.

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