SCRAPED (OUT) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

scraped (out)

verb

past tense of scrape (out)

as in eked out

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Mandell is survived by his two children and three grandchildren.

— Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
His sister, Andrea Clark, 35, told the New York Post on Tuesday that her brother had been in remission from cancer since 2015 and had survived a car fire just weeks before his death.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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In Malabo, Bioko’s biggest city, a team of men and women equipped with insecticide sprayers squeezed between low-rise cement buildings on a recent morning, as heavy rain drummed on aluminum roofs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Elevated borrowing rates and refinancing challenges (registration required) have squeezed an already difficult landscape for development financing.

— Jill Jones, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of squeezed

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By the way the quarterback wrung the most out of John Metchie and a tight-end-by-committee crew with two of his three starting receivers out.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026
When cleaning wood or stone, use it barely damp and well wrung, with a pH-neutral cleaner.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 17 Aug. 2026

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Javier Rezendez Rocha, who joined LADWP as an aide to electricians, was charged with 12 counts of felony vandalism in connection with the string of incidents that lasted from August 2025 to August 2026, according to a criminal complaint.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Her departure follows middling reviews for her debut press briefing Tuesday that lasted just 14 minutes.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

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