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scrounged

verb

past tense of scrounge

as in earned

to get with great difficulty scrounged up the money to pay his dental bills

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Recent Examples of scrounged Eventually, so was the internet connection his crew scrounged together. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Council Republicans, who opposed the plan, argued that the city could have scrounged up the money by making budget cuts instead. — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 14 Aug. 2026 Drake’s team usually scrounged up the clues that later exonerated Mason’s clients. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026 Money was tight, but each summer the family scrounged a humble vacation out of coins saved in empty cans of orange-juice concentrate. — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026 He was wrapped in a jute sack, and someone else scrounged up some clean straw bedding. — Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026 But the problem has been the opposite, and CPW has instead scrounged to find other sources of money to pay the claims. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026 Jane borrowed from friends and scrounged to hire a lawyer in Connecticut. — Alina Selyukh, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026 Enough though Willis has only started six NFL games, and threw all of 35 passes last season (and 155 in his NFL career), the offer Miami scrounged up enough cap space to make is a reflection of Ross’ commitment transforming this franchise, and spending whatever that takes. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026

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The quarterback Mike Macdonald has earned his paychecks from making quarterbacks uncomfortable.

— Sam McDowell October 25, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
On every floor, display cabinets overflow with magic wands, sparkly hats, silk scarves, handcuffs, dice, Rubik's Cubes, toys, photographs and dozens of trophies earned by students in competitions all over the world.

— Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026

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In a video obtained by TMZ, a man the outlet identified as Perez is shown taking out a large butcher’s knife from his black sweatshirt pocket.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Paul’s body was found wrapped in a carpet and covered with a blue tarp on the kitchen floor, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by PEOPLE.

— Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2026

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