reaped; reaping; reaps
1
: to reap something
Examples of reap in a Sentence
She is now reaping the benefits of her hard work.
He reaped large profits from his investments.
The workers were out reaping the crops.
The workers were out reaping in the fields.
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When Adobe’s $20 billion deal for smaller, scrappier rival Figma collapsed in 2023 under global antitrust scrutiny, investors set to reap billions complained loudly about Biden’s enforcers.
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Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
As New York State emerges as a heavyweight in the high-tech manufacturing and generative artificial intelligence fields, New York City will be in line to reap plenty of benefits from projects built upstate or on Long Island.
—Linda Baran, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2025
For the company’s customers to reap any benefits, Xcel would have to stay in Markets+ through 2038, the group said.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 3 Aug. 2025
Because for this whole experiment to work, at some point the league needs to reap the benefits of the Argentine star while also establishing an independent identity.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
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Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
As New York State emerges as a heavyweight in the high-tech manufacturing and generative artificial intelligence fields, New York City will be in line to reap plenty of benefits from projects built upstate or on Long Island.
—Linda Baran, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2025
For the company’s customers to reap any benefits, Xcel would have to stay in Markets+ through 2038, the group said.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 3 Aug. 2025
Because for this whole experiment to work, at some point the league needs to reap the benefits of the Argentine star while also establishing an independent identity.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
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“Reap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reap. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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reap
verb1
a
: to cut (as grain) or clear (as a field) with a sickle, scythe, or machine
b
: harvest entry 2 sense 1
reap a crop
2
: to get as a result
reap the benefit of hard work
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