rake up

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Recent Examples of rake up The Shark Navigator Lift-Away Deluxe Upright Vacuum is one of the brand’s best-sellers, raking up more than 77,000 five-star ratings at Amazon. Kaitlin Gates, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2024 The day after the hurricane my sons and I piled up 52 bundles of branches and raked up three garbage cans and five trash bags of leaves. Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024 But some 70 nautical miles south, his beach photos raked up a storm. Sheikh Saaliq, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2024 These videos raked up hundreds of thousands of views and earned them some sponsorship deals. Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 See All Example Sentences for rake up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rake up
Verb
  • On March 6, Justin posted photos of him sitting on a bike with a while seemingly smoking out of a bong.
    Abby Tegnelia, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Just 10 minutes before the Draft began, Tunsil's Twitter account had a video of him wearing a gas mask and smoking out of a bong.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The sheriff of Island County, Mark Brown, apologized to Fred and acknowledged, in a public report, that his own staff was responsible.
    Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Walls acknowledges that the union may not ultimately be able to stop Newsom’s return-to-office order and convince the state to secure a raise.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Salah Salah, who owns the store with his parents, said his biggest challenge is figuring out what supplies to order and how much.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The pair, who had previously built bombs on a farm owned by Nichols’ brother, began gathering the materials needed to blow up a large-scale building.
    Alex Gurley, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Workers unearthed some medieval ruins — and confirmed a longstanding theory.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Well, a team of scientists unearthed ancient footprints that offer insight into how various prehistoric animals lived as far back as 50 million years.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • His interrogator conceded that the police must have gotten the wrong guy and released him within weeks.
    Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Deputy Latah County Prosecutor Ashley Jennings also flat out denied Taylor's accusations that prosecutors were slow-walking discovery and said everything the defense has asked for has been provided, a point that Taylor conceded in front of the judge.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • As the veteran investigator and his suspect began their drive, Jones confessed to Ford.
    Lauren A. White, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Balmer turned himself in and allegedly confessed to the fire, according to search warrants.
    Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • This imparts more energy from gravity, per the authors, increasing the mixing of the granular coffee grounds.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The Manchester by the Sea and You Can Count on Me filmmaker imparted his advice about how to carve a screenwriting career in the film business during a lengthy keynote conversation with Room and Frank director Lenny Abrahamson.
    Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Rory McIlroy admitted in his post-final round interview with reporters that dropping to his knees after watching his playoff birdie putt sink to win the 89th Masters tournament was pure relief.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Emergency Medical Services transported Gonzales to a hospital and he was admitted under critical condition.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2025

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“Rake up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rake%20up. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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