as in degenerate
a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard
was often spotted in sordid places that reinforced a reputation as one of the city's most notorious rakes
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as in slope
the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon
the floor of the auditorium doesn't have much of a rake, so sightlines for spectators in the rear are not good
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as in to search
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
he raked repeatedly through his luggage, hoping that in one of the bags he would find his lost passport before his flight's departure
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Recent Examples of rake
Molly Higgins, WIRED, 3 Mar. 2025
Flattening and Excavation One of the best ways to eliminate existing ant hills is to level the ant hill with a rake or shovel.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2025
Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2025
The grass and roots can then be raked out after tilling the soil and before planting flowers.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 June 2025
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Noun
These early models featured an automatic rake attachment (much like the Pet Zone Smart Scoop box, below) but had problems with reliability and loudness.
—Molly Higgins, WIRED, 3 Mar. 2025
Flattening and Excavation One of the best ways to eliminate existing ant hills is to level the ant hill with a rake or shovel.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2025
Verb
Jensen is raking at Double-A with a .302 batting average, five home runs and 35 RBIs.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2025
The grass and roots can then be raked out after tilling the soil and before planting flowers.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 June 2025
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While searching for the wreckage from 2005 to 2013, the nonprofit found nine shipwrecks, but not Flight 2501.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 June 2025
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But the Israel-Iran conflict − and Trump's decision to bomb three Iranian nuclear sites − has scrambled the high-stakes meeting as world leaders search for an endgame to the 12-day air war that's killed hundreds of people in Iran and dozens in Israel.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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The event is the culmination of a monthslong production by wedding planners and, very likely, by teams of lawyers who have combed through the couple’s complex finances to create an ironclad prenuptial agreement.—
Alicia Adamczyk,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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Personnel from the sheriff’s dive and search-and-rescue teams combed the area in search of the missing trio, with assistance from the California Highway Patrol and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Technical Rescue Team.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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There, a tactical response team found a man lying dead with a weapon nearby, whom authorities believe was the shooter.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 July 2025
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For single parents who are serious about finding love in the form of a long-term partner, eharmony offers a structured, intentional approach to dating.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
30 June 2025
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When the city aggressively dredged the bay in the 1960s, the landfill was covered by layers of material that had been dredged, the study said.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Infamous Oakmont Rakes—And A Lesson In Player Power Oakmont’s original bunkers were filled with coarse, rocky sand dredged from the nearby Allegheny River.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Victor’s characters were magnetically awkward, their address was intimate and direct, and their creator scanned as a pretty weirdo with a tap on the discourse and on the possibilities of the contemporary internet.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
29 June 2025
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Researchers with the organization scanned 700 miles of Lake Michigan using sonar technology and used models to recreate the weather patterns that Flight 2501 would have encountered the night of the crash.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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“Rake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rake. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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