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
Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Each suspect was arrested on counts of possessing burglary tools — in this case, a rake — and grand theft of fruit, Pedley said.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2025
Work your way up to the scalp, raking the product to ensure that your curls are evenly coated.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2025
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Noun
This genius mini rake easily removes hair, lint, and debris out of the bristles and keeps it looking brand new.
—Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Each suspect was arrested on counts of possessing burglary tools — in this case, a rake — and grand theft of fruit, Pedley said.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
Simply rake fallen leaves into garden beds or use them as mulch around trees.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2025
Work your way up to the scalp, raking the product to ensure that your curls are evenly coated.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2025
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Latour also said investigators recovered records showing Thompson searched online for information about mass shootings and related topics, evidence the defense said could be challenged at sentencing.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Fort Lauderdale police are searching for a young boy seen on video killing a duck in a resident's yard this week, an incident investigators are treating as an animal cruelty case.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Police are combing through a Chicago condo searching for clues in a double murder case that started more than 300 miles away.—
Sara Machi,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Historical researcher Segtnan came across the 1948 murder of a 9-year-old girl, Birgitta Sivander, while combing newspaper archives.—
Rebecca Hannigan,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Investigators also found eight 9 mm casings fired from a Glock pistol at the scene where Holmes was killed, according to the affidavit.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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In doing so, the judge found he could not be involved in the handling of the separate probes related to the civil fraud investigation and the NRA.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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In the film, Emma Stone's Bella Baxter is dredged from the river after dying by suicide, then reanimated by Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe), possessing the body of a woman and the brain of a baby.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Jan. 2026
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Place flour in a shallow dish; dredge chicken lightly in flour, shaking off excess.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
2 Jan. 2026
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Look north, scan the horizon and be patient — auroras can fade in and out without warning.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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One great way to confirm an account is to scan a QR code, a tool allowed by most major apps.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Rake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rake. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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