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
Christopher Murray, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
Prepare the soil bed with a rake before seeding, and encourage quick germination by watering the new seed regularly for a couple of weeks after application.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Last year, Community Thread organized more than 225 volunteers to rake 298 bags of leaves for 39 homeowners.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 4 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Upgrade from just a rake and opt for a leaf blower this year instead.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
Prepare the soil bed with a rake before seeding, and encourage quick germination by watering the new seed regularly for a couple of weeks after application.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
Verb
If your arm hurts just thinking about raking leaves in the fall, an electric leaf blower will make yard cleanup much quicker and less strenuous.
—Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Last year, Community Thread organized more than 225 volunteers to rake 298 bags of leaves for 39 homeowners.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 4 Oct. 2024
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But the intriguing part of the situation is its timing, with Jed Hoyer and Carter Hawkins searching for ways to get value from veteran position players who are blocking their prospects.Phil Rogers, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Nearly two decades later, after discussing a promising new investigative technique called genetic genealogy at a family reunion, Jack searched online for genetic genealogists and learned about CeCe Moore, a pioneering DNA sleuth who, at that time, had helped to solve dozens of cases.KC Baker, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Turns out shoppers don’t need to spend hours browsing online or combing through clothing racks to find a suitable present.Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
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Scientists combed through data from the U.K. Biobank to figure our how our sleep schedule might impact our health.Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Location, Location, Location! Choosing the right location is like finding the perfect avocado at the grocery store—tricky but essential.Teja Chekuri, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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The Eagles are a good team but Baltimore laid an egg, and Lamar Jackson never quite found a rhythm.Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2024
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The dunes will be built from sand and sediment that will be dredged from the gulf or local ship channels.Xander Peters, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2024
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State of play: Workers are set to dredge and pipe 140,000 cubic yards of sand — enough to fill 43 Olympic swimming pools — to the shore between First and 22nd avenues, per a county news release.Kathryn Varn, Axios, 16 July 2024
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The Central Election Bureau approved the request and said scanned reports were due to be sent in by Sunday night.Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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Short of requiring that a teen scan their identification and submit for inspection, age-gating is difficult because there’s no way to prove whether the teen has found a workaround.John Brandon, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Rake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rake. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.
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