scrape (together)

verb

Definition of scrape (together)next
as in to put by

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrape (together)
  1. put by
  2. round up
  3. acquire
  4. salt away
  5. lay in
  6. accumulate
  7. lay up
  8. assemble
Verb
  • When the smoke cleared, leaving stains on the green that didn’t affect their shots, Scheffler, who missed birdie puts by inches on 16 and 17, came up an inch short again on his 26-footer.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2024
  • Truman answers the questions put by Pearl’s diners.
    Liz Smith, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2024
Definition of put by
Verb
  • But the United States has not attempted mass arrests of migrants since 1954, when border agents rounded up more than 1 million people living in Texas and California and forcibly transported them to Mexico.
    Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Trump has vowed to use the National Guard and other parts of the military to round up as many as 11 million foreign nationals, despite U.S. law that forbids the deployment of armed forces against civilians.
    Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of round up
Verb
  • On the other hand, relying too much on the existing business model can cause the company to lose momentum in acquiring new customers or prospects.
    Agur Jõgi, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Wild Bunch has acquired the project for Germany and Italy.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of acquire
Verb
  • Farmers and agricultural experts have always known crops need some excess irrigation to flush salts away.
    Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2024
  • To control it, farmers must add extra water to wash salts away from plant roots.
    The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024
Definition of salt away
Verb
  • Construction is estimated at almost $30 million and the foundation stone was laid in 2018.
    George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The carousel then continues with a sweet snap of Pelphrey and Cuoco laying in bed, followed by a picture of them sitting at a table together.
    Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 28 July 2024
Definition of lay in
Verb
  • Total stockholders' equity increased by $50.1 million, mainly due to the proceeds from the stock offering, offset by an unearned ESOP and accumulated other comprehensive loss.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Between 1994 and 2023, North Korea accumulated a trade deficit with China of more than $20 billion.
    Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of accumulate
Verb
  • Some players will lay up short of the fairway bunkers to leave themselves a comfortable full club into the green.
    Brody Miller, The Athletic, 10 Apr. 2024
  • And with female cane toads capable of laying up to 30,000 eggs at a time, their numbers multiplied at an almost unstoppable pace.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of lay up
Verb
  • All of these parts were assembled on a Praxis Wetbench chassis, and all tests were performed inside Windows 11 Pro with the latest updates installed.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
  • To prove it, Jeff brings out an exact copy of the immunity necklace, the one that a member of Hordak’s Horde seemingly assembled in an assault on all retinas everywhere.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of assemble
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“Scrape (together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape%20%28together%29. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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