scraping (by or through)

verb

present participle of scrape (by or through)
as in carrying on

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  1. carrying on
  2. getting along
  3. getting on
  4. making out
Verb
  • Heitz Cellar’s current winemaker Brittany Sherwood is carrying on the tradition of stunning selections by using only organic and biodynamic Napa Valley grapes.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
  • What began as a single title has since grown into more than 400 books and counting, with Mike Berenstain now carrying on the family legacy.
    — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of carrying on
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  • Everyone’s getting along for now Two nights ago, my daughter refused to go to sleep well past her bedtime.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • So far, Crimson, now about 5½ months old, seems to be getting along well on three legs.
    — Jasmine Mendez Follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of getting along
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  • Totally ignoring the humanity of both worker and customer is rude, and yet both parties are interested in getting on with whatever the transaction is.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • And none of it seems close to being solved despite the 49ers getting on a plane to Australia in less than two weeks for the season opener against the Rams, who many expect to have Aaron Donald back from retirement.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of getting on
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  • People wear flannel and denim while making out in the storage room of the local watering hole.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The book has the teens making out the first night things went from friends to something more, but the show took it to another level with Bret and Debbie having sex on a lounge chair at a party.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of making out
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“Scraping (by or through).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraping%20%28by%20or%20through%29. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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