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
Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Original price: $21.99 A good rake can go a long way, so grab this adjustable metal rake from Amazon.
—Christopher Murray
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Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Crim, the journeyman first baseman, continues to rake.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noun
With seat adjusted all the way back while maintaining comfortable seatback rake, my arms were at near full extension, just short of elbow lock, and my Hamilton tux shirt’s sleeve is a 36.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Original price: $21.99 A good rake can go a long way, so grab this adjustable metal rake from Amazon.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
Conrad was finally being honest about his feelings for Belly — sure, his timing could definitely have been better, but Steven raked him over the coals for it.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Crim, the journeyman first baseman, continues to rake.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025
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The Navy searched the area extensively, but after two weeks, Earhart and Noonan were declared lost at sea.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Officers began searching the area and located a man inside a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds in the 8200 block of Holmes Road.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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The network then reportedly combed through additional archives in search of any other relevant recordings.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Start with the core-album catalog, and then comb through the Rolling Stone article archive.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Drivers from outside of Finneytown, using GPS to find Dutch Bros, don't know alternate routes to the store.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Analyzing its grocery orders that included candy in 2024, Instacart found each state's Halloween candy preferences.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Pickleball courts, golf course to remain open Plans for the project include dredging the lake, repairing the concrete and foundation at the dam, and replacing a culvert near Flatwoods Road Cove with a bridge.—
Jolene Almendarez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Sep. 2025
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The project would extend Osceola's slack-water harbor by 3,000 feet by dredging out 620,000 cubic yards of material.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Sep. 2025
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The circular included a QR code to scan for those interested in joining.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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The tongue scan and iris scan—both purported to identify chronic conditions—raised my skeptic’s hackles.—
Peter J. Frank,
Robb Report,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Rake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rake. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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