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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As the sun and Jupiter harmonize, reap the rewards.
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Usa Today, USA Today, 10 May 2026
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—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 May 2026
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Usa Today, USA Today, 10 May 2026
That also means existing properties are reaping the rewards.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 May 2026
Rethinking the design of core functions and processes has been critical for reaping AI’s benefits, Licht says.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
Sunil Bector, an attorney with the Sierra Club, said that heavily polluting facilities will reap overlapping benefits from the assault on the Clean Air Act.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 8 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for reap
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“Reap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reap. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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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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