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
Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2025
The six-inch-thick revetted rakes were retired, and over time, Oakmont’s sand was replaced with finer, more standardized material.
—Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2025
But eventually Devers worked out his timing, and he’s been raking ever since.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025
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Noun
There are countless threads on social media of people venting about leaf blowers, debating how and when they should be used in the first place, instead of a rake.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2025
The six-inch-thick revetted rakes were retired, and over time, Oakmont’s sand was replaced with finer, more standardized material.
—Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Verb
Instead, make raking fun again with these nifty hand rakes that resemble giant salad tongs.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2025
But eventually Devers worked out his timing, and he’s been raking ever since.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rake
Verb
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Around 24 rescuers and a drone team searched until 2 a.m. on Thursday, July 17.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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Tom then searches for incriminating files which are, naturally, encrypted.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
19 July 2025
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No Mongolian goats had ever had their bellies combed in its creation.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 July 2025
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Lutnick was carrying around a physical prototype of the Trump Card, and combing through the sign-up list to see who was interested.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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Search crews found Phillips’ Jeep crushed into the mud, but have not recovered the fire chief’s body after more than two weeks of searching.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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As Cincinnati city leaders consider new ways to enforce the curfew for youth who stay out too late, an Enquirer review of data found police across Hamilton County have been steadily filing fewer curfew violations over the past 25 years.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
25 July 2025
Verb
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There are dozens of uninhabited islands in the Halifax River near Daytona Beach, created when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredged the river in the 1950s.—
Bob Morris,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2025
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Fire Chief Dan Besson of the Leland Township Fire and Rescue confirmed that the mouth of the harbor is dredged by the township every year, but did not know if the dredging is what caused O'Brien to get stuck.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Most brands have little to no mechanism to scan for anecdotes and outliers.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Some all-in-one printers can also scan for digital copies or make photocopies while also printing normally.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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“Rake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rake. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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