Scratched and Tried

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Tried and scratched are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tried" instead a verb "Scratched".

Nearby Words: scratch, scratchy, scratching

Tried adjective - Worthy of one's trust.

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Scratched and tried are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Scratched" instead a verb "Tried".

Nearby Words: try, trying

Then he tried to rescue the cat, only to be scratched by the ungrateful animal.

Source: Comic Book / Monica's Gang
Unbeknownst to them, a lookout for the Stanfield gang spotted them before they even tried to pull it off, so the gang was armed and ready when their car went by, and only one of would-be shooters escaped alive with the targets barely scratched.

Source: Leeroy Jenkins
His parents, poor farmers barely able to make ends meet, scratched and saved for an entire year to get him the rocking horse... only to see it fall apart from dry rot the first time the boy tried to ride it.

Source: Wanting Is Better Than Having

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