rake up

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Recent Examples of rake up Here, too, the leaf litter had been raked up everywhere by turkeys. Larry Dablemont, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2025 Unfortunately, if the plant has flowered and produced burs, there’s no way to mow, rake up, or otherwise remove them from the lawn to get rid of them. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2025 These leaf mulchers are set up in one spot in your yard and leaves are added to the hopper at the top after they are raked up into piles. Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for rake up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rake up
Verb
  • On another occasion, the victim reportedly told police he was forced to smoke out of a crack pipe.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 30 May 2025
  • In one snap, the two-time Grammy winner was seen holding a bong on a bike while blowing smoke out of his mouth.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 5 May 2025
Verb
  • His defense has acknowledged Combs was violent but has questioned the motives of those testifying and has said the accusations fall short of a racketeering conspiracy.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
  • Joe Biden’s Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Timeline Clarified in New Statement from Spokesperson During his speech at the Memorial Day service in Delaware on Friday, Biden emotionally acknowledged his late son, former Delaware attorney general Beau Biden, following his passing from glioblastoma in 2015.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 3 June 2025
Verb
  • Associations’ assets are all jointly owned by their unit-owner members.
    Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 7 June 2025
  • The Qataris brought in Rosewood, a luxury hotel chain that was started in Dallas and is now owned by a Hong Kong conglomerate.
    Mark Landler, New York Times, 7 June 2025
Verb
  • The find marked the first time archaeologists have unearthed a pharaoh’s tomb since 1922, when King Tutankhamun’s burial site was identified.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2025
  • They were unearthed at the causeway of Queen Hatshepsut’s funerary temple at Deir al-Bahri on the Nile’s West Bank.
    Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
Verb
  • Conte’s side conceded just 27 goals in 38 league games, the strongest defensive record in Serie A and 18 fewer than Inter.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 May 2025
  • Many economists argue that trade deficits do not matter, and even proponents concede that doing so can cause short-term pain.
    Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • Investigators said Willis confessed to beating the woman in his car before dragging her into the woods.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 June 2025
  • In June 2024, Destiny R. Kley, 22, allegedly confessed to setting an arson fire in her kitchen, displacing 27 residents across three floors of the building.
    Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • The French oak imparts a rounded sweetness while the American oak contributes vanilla and peppery spice, both of which harmonize with the sweet, lightly vegetal and mineral notes of the cooked agave, without overwhelming it.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 3 June 2025
  • The three different types of sherry casks impart rich layers of fruit, spice, and oak, providing complexity and depth, as each cask type imparts a distinct influence.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Verb
  • The admission is $8, with anyone younger than 15 admitted for free.
    Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
  • Once admitted, students receive a decade-long commitment of support through high school.
    Julia Brodsky, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025

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“Rake up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rake%20up. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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