scraping (up or together)

verb

present participle of scrape (up or together)
as in earning
to get with great difficulty we're barely scraping together a living on the farm

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  • An alternative to a warranty is to set aside money in a dedicated high-yield savings account for future car repairs, so your cash is earning a healthy return until it’s needed.
    — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
  • For a team like that season’s Minnesota North Stars, finishing fourth instead of third — and earning about $2,000 more for each player by beating the Blues in the first round — would have been preferable.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
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“Scraping (up or together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraping%20%28up%20or%20together%29. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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