SCRAPE (OUT) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

scrape (out)

verb

Definition of scrape (out)

as in to eke out

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New Jersey was pushed by the struggling Dallas team, who nearly eked out a DreamBreaker win before NJ advanced.

— Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 15 June 2026
Filimon stood at the front of the crowd and asked what would happen to those trying to eke out a living digging for gold by hand.

— Claire Wilmot & Gisa Tunbridge, The Dial, 12 June 2026

Definition of eke out

Verb

Meta squeezes two independent light-guiding cores into a single standard glass strand to double its bandwidth.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Fuel expenses are squeezing daily household budgets and tightening cash flow toward the end of the month, with reports indicating a growing number of French employees are requesting payroll advances to manage month end expenses.

— , CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of squeeze

Verb

Remarkably, the water-soluble artwork had survived despite its proximity to a sprinkler pipe.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
In Tennessee, Christa Pike survived an execution attempt two weeks ago despite receiving two lethal doses of pentobarbital.

— David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of survive

Verb

Sweetin also noted their bond has lasted since acting on-screen together more than 30 years ago.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Five people were killed and 36 wounded in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital that lasted from Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning, Kyiv police said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of last

Verb

Meanwhile, the film works to wring out a tear, occasionally squeezing too hard, but earning several sad sighs of recognition.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Nearly a third of firms surveyed have created new roles or departments to track AI use, where total token burn is less important than wringing some actual value out of all the token use.

— Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of wring

Verb

In this economy, the value of luxury assets like art, watches and fine jewelry is tied to their ability to signal that their owners can afford what others cannot.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Talarico has called for the expansion of LIHEAP to help low-income households afford their utility bills.

— Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of afford

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In the early nineteenth century in Britain, a number of radical newspapers sprang up which aimed to equip their readers with the knowledge and ideas necessary to wrest power from their social betters.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
The report also stated that Saudi Arabia has ruled out negotiations until the strait has been wrested from Houthi control.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of wrest

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