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
Maggie Horton, People.com, 12 May 2025
Amira got out of the car, grabbed a plastic rake, and got to work.
—Ben Ehrenreich, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Megan Feringa, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Although most of its worst winds were to the east, Dorian raked the Outer Banks with wind gusts of over 100 mph, before returning to the Atlantic Ocean, the hurricane center reported.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 6 June 2025
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Noun
The cabinet measures approximately 53 inches wide, 64 inches tall, and 17 inches deep, offering ample storage space for tool boxes, shovels, rakes, leaf blowers, potting soil, and more.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 12 May 2025
Amira got out of the car, grabbed a plastic rake, and got to work.
—Ben Ehrenreich, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
Jacinto does not hesitate in listing out her areas with room for improvement: being more aggressive in defence, winning more aerial duels, becoming less reliant on her right foot, honing those long, raking passes with her left.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Although most of its worst winds were to the east, Dorian raked the Outer Banks with wind gusts of over 100 mph, before returning to the Atlantic Ocean, the hurricane center reported.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rake
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This happened during the Great Depression as Congress was searching for a way to boost revenue and protect domestic businesses from cheap imports.—
Mike Patton,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Investigators are still searching for leads in the death of a 27-year-old man who was shot in Denver five years ago, according to the police department.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
25 June 2025
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The event is the culmination of a monthslong production by wedding planners and, very likely, by teams of lawyers who have combed through the couple’s complex finances to create an ironclad prenuptial agreement.—
Alicia Adamczyk,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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Personnel from the sheriff’s dive and search-and-rescue teams combed the area in search of the missing trio, with assistance from the California Highway Patrol and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Technical Rescue Team.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
Verb
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But that norm is reaching its limits, and leaders are under pressure to find smarter, more sustainable ways to operate.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
18 June 2025
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Perhaps this time, with a unanimous ruling from the Supreme Court, the judiciary can help American justice find a third way.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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When the city aggressively dredged the bay in the 1960s, the landfill was covered by layers of material that had been dredged, the study said.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Infamous Oakmont Rakes—And A Lesson In Player Power Oakmont’s original bunkers were filled with coarse, rocky sand dredged from the nearby Allegheny River.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Victor’s characters were magnetically awkward, their address was intimate and direct, and their creator scanned as a pretty weirdo with a tap on the discourse and on the possibilities of the contemporary internet.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
29 June 2025
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Researchers with the organization scanned 700 miles of Lake Michigan using sonar technology and used models to recreate the weather patterns that Flight 2501 would have encountered the night of the crash.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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“Rake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rake. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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