scraping (out)

verb

present participle of scrape (out)
as in eking out

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  1. carrying on
  2. surviving
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  • Princess Diana's sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, are carrying on her family legacy and inherited a great deal upon her tragic death in 1997.
    — Christopher Luu, InStyle, 5 July 2026
  • Back in England, the country which supposedly gave football to the world, everyone is clearly keeping calm and carrying on during this World Cup run.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of carrying on
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  • With little chance of surviving the Senate’s 60-vote threshold known as the filibuster, Johnson has pledged to try and pass a version of it as a budget bill, which requires just a simple majority in the upper chamber.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, Lohar’s surviving mercenaries are plundering villages.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
Definition of surviving
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“Scraping (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraping%20%28out%29. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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