scavenge
verb (used with object)
to take or gather (something usable) from discarded material.
has scavenged
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present perfectof scavenge (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In other cases, Bassi’s team has scavenged data from experiments having nothing to do with collapse, conducted by people having no clue as to how their results would be repurposed.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2020
Wilcox is constantly surrounded by parts, a collection that he has scavenged from various cars.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2017
He takes her to his hideout on an abandoned airplane—a hovel full of vinyl records and other treasures R. has scavenged from the once beautiful world around him.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2013
Furniture is no problem: since her parents' new residence in Washington comes furnished, Julie has scavenged their Manhattan apartment for everything from her father's fruitwood chest to end tables and Oriental rugs.
From Time Magazine Archive
