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
Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately for her, Sebastian Brooks, the Duke of Whitfield, is on the same voyage, and the rake is as frustrating and handsome as ever.
—Mia Sosa, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, IndyStar, 27 Sep. 2025
South Florida could see rough surf starting Sunday, and if the storm verges closer to Florida, then bands of rain and higher gusts of winds could rake the state, although the worst impacts are expected remain offshore.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Leaf Raking Leaf rakes can be plastic or metal, with different widths.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately for her, Sebastian Brooks, the Duke of Whitfield, is on the same voyage, and the rake is as frustrating and handsome as ever.
—Mia Sosa, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
Then comes fall, and a lot of people think they are done with the lawn for the season, except for mowing and raking leaves.
—Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, IndyStar, 27 Sep. 2025
South Florida could see rough surf starting Sunday, and if the storm verges closer to Florida, then bands of rain and higher gusts of winds could rake the state, although the worst impacts are expected remain offshore.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
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Salee and Sprinker's bodies were found weighted down in a nearby river in May 1969, the same month Brudos' home was searched following a tip from a college student.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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OpenAI appears to be trying to position ChatGPT as a version of this universal interface, not through a browser, but by integrating third-party apps directly into the chatbot so users can search, shop, plan travel, and manage files without ever leaving the conversation.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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The group combed through publicly available records to map out a network that captured the personal and professional relationships among the College of Cardinals (the senior clergy members who serve as both voters and candidates for the papacy).—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
11 Oct. 2025
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Tennessee authorities announced Saturday that no survivors have been recovered from a massive explosion at a rural manufacturing plant a day earlier after more than 300 investigators combed through the blast site.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The factors that influence GDP growth are labor and productivity, and the Gulf already has an edge in finding workers — both expats and a young local population.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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The team found that actual methane and nitrous oxide emissions from these facilities were far higher than the Environmental Protection Agency’s estimates.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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Other fresh fish were lightly dredged in flour, fried, baked, and then garnished with parsley and black walnuts.—
Victoria Flexner,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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Place flour in a shallow dish; dredge chicken lightly in flour, shaking off excess.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
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On a sunny September afternoon, Pérez peered down the street outside her children’s school, scanning for suspicious vehicles.—
Melissa Sanchez,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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Data removal services can help by scanning hundreds of data broker websites and removing your details from them.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Rake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rake. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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