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
  • While the tech-heavy Nasdaq and S&P 500 managed to eke out modest gains on Thursday, the Dow’s decline suggests some concerns remain.
    Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
  • This is the result of volatile collaboration between the 612 hp twin-turbo V-8 engine and the 189 hp electric motor bolted between it and the transmission, both driving all four wheels (together or individually) in whatever manner ekes out the greatest grip and performance.
    Brett Berk, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 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
  • He is survived by his daughter Heather Edwards, brother Bill, and a granddaughter, as well as another daughter, Sallie Edwards, who told the New York Times that complications from a stroke were the cause of his death.
    Michael Savio, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Without Curry, the team was able to survive behind strong performances from guard Buddy Hield and forward Jonathan Kuminga.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 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
  • Yet Democrats have been the party most publicly wringing their hands about the threat Stein and others pose, loathe to relive their past traumas.
    Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
  • NBCUniversal might still be able to wring some new benefit from the medium if executives play their hand appropriately.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 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
  • But whatever the result, expect the indie film industry to carry on.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
  • His wartime London contains worlds within worlds, many of them unexpected, as Rita and George in their ways exemplify the old British mantra of keeping calm and carrying on, even when doing so seems impossible.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of carry on
Verb
  • Catch up quick: Republicans wrested control of Hillsborough County from Democrats in 2022 and have leveraged that power to torpedo Pride commendations, slash affordable housing programs and more.
    Yacob Reyes, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
  • While sudden incidents wrest the plot in new directions, the film is driven less by perverse narrative trickery than by the arbitrary cruelty of fate or the volatility of human nature.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of wrest
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scraped (up or together)

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“Scrape (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape%20%28out%29. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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