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Recent Examples of rake up
Instead of leaving them all as mulch beneath the trees, rake up excess needles, especially those that accumulate on driveways and along curbs.
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Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2026
Call your local representatives and ask them to support PSC Reform bills, talk to your neighbors about your bills to increase awareness, and rake up the muck.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
This performance and result against a Wolves team that had picked up just two points in the Premier League this season before turning up at Old Trafford on Tuesday raked up familiar concerns about Amorim and his suitability for the job as Manchester United manager.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Five days after the storm, Mullins was still raking up some of the debris in his backyard.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 May 2025
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Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2026
Call your local representatives and ask them to support PSC Reform bills, talk to your neighbors about your bills to increase awareness, and rake up the muck.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
This performance and result against a Wolves team that had picked up just two points in the Premier League this season before turning up at Old Trafford on Tuesday raked up familiar concerns about Amorim and his suitability for the job as Manchester United manager.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Five days after the storm, Mullins was still raking up some of the debris in his backyard.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rake up
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The show devotes a lot of screen time to the fallout from a particular revelation and the subsequent efforts to smoke out the mole.—
Kate Lavelle,
Glamour,
18 May 2026
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To put all the smoke out is to protect the structures around the fire perimeter and to contain the fire and prevent future escape potential.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Suarez also acknowledged both teams' slow starts, emphasizing the Red Sox's need to contend.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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Still, Sadeq acknowledged the Ashura ceremony would be much diminished compared with previous years.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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Two other ships owned by Lan, priced at about $175,000 each, have also failed to find buyers.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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The whole crew, minus Jason, who can’t bend his knee, and Lacy, who needs a whole day to get to an airport owned by John Wayne, goes to Punta Mita, Mexico, to celebrate the birthdays of Schwartz, Zack, and Danny.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
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The Chief Financial Officer of Florida, Blaise Ingoglia, continues his dog and pony show around the state claiming to have unearthed shameful, excessive spending by counties and municipalities.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2026
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And what might be a good omen has been unearthed during the building activity at Sojourner Place at Park.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
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Erling Haaland was relentless in his World Cup debut, and the defense regrouped well after conceding in the 4-1 win over Iraq.—
Alex Connor,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Curaçao lost the initiative, conceding two goals before halftime in what eventually became a 7-1 defeat to the Germans.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Hernandez confessed to the crime, a confession his defense team argued was false and borne from mental illness.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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Chester Weger confessed to the murders of three women in 1960, but was only convicted of one.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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Stammen imparted his confidence directly to Machado in yesterday’s 10th inning by way of a pat on the backside and an encouraging word before Machado stepped on the field with his bat in hand.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2026
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In this recipe, genmaicha, Japanese green tea mixed with roasted brown rice, is used to encrust salmon, imparting a nutty, floral flavor and making an exceptional and unusual dish in very little time and with very little effort.—
Carolynn Carreño,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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According to police, one woman was shot in the extremity, two juvenile males had lower extremity injuries, and an adult male and female with lower extremity injuries were admitted into area hospitals, all with non-life-threatening injuries.—
CBS Baltimore Staff,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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And whether teschers want to admit it or not, AI plagiarism detectors aren’t all that great, so error rates alone raise doubts about relying on them.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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“Rake up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rake%20up. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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