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Recent Examples of rake up
Hoping to make a name for himself back home, Swainson ventured inland, raking up every flora and fauna in sight.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Here, too, the leaf litter had been raked up everywhere by turkeys.
—Larry Dablemont, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2025
Unfortunately, if the plant has flowered and produced burs, there’s no way to mow, rake up, or otherwise remove them from the lawn to get rid of them.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2025
These leaf mulchers are set up in one spot in your yard and leaves are added to the hopper at the top after they are raked up into piles.
—Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2025
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Here, too, the leaf litter had been raked up everywhere by turkeys.
—Larry Dablemont, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2025
Unfortunately, if the plant has flowered and produced burs, there’s no way to mow, rake up, or otherwise remove them from the lawn to get rid of them.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2025
These leaf mulchers are set up in one spot in your yard and leaves are added to the hopper at the top after they are raked up into piles.
—Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rake up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rake up
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Things get complicated when Shay recruits the neighborhood creep for backup and Yaki brings in an ex-cop to smoke out his blackmailer.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
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East Atlanta rapper Young Nudy makes street-rap albums intended to soundtrack all-night gaming sessions and riding ‘round town, smoked out with nothing to do.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
25 Aug. 2025
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At least three bills have been filed by Republicans and Democrats acknowledging the growing problem of a limited domestic workforce and a reliance on migrant labor.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Oct. 2025
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This is an important point, one that acknowledges the complexity of living a life bounded, as all lives are, by history.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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Apple and Disney-owned ESPN were the only two final bidders for the next rights deal, and ESPN reportedly declined to match Apple’s offer.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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But this week, reps received an email from the platform owned by Redbird Capital Partners about plans to roll out a tier subscription system based on roster size.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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Not all horror stories rely on jump scares and violent spectacle; some unearth their horrors from unnerving philosophical considerations.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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Researchers unearthed these findings after poring over thousands of school board policies across more than 400 school districts statewide.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Their underlying numbers are equally compelling, conceding just five big chances on their goal.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The doc feature records a news report on Taj Erlander, Swedish prime minister during much of Wallenberg’s imprisonment, admitting as much, conceding that his government had failed one of its greatest citizens by not pressing hard for his release.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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He was arrested and later confessed to raping and killing his victims as well as engaging in necrophilia with their remains.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Think of the economic arrangement between William and Eugene in Queer or the generational attitudes at play when Elio’s father confesses his own potential queerness to him in Call Me By Your Name.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
10 Oct. 2025
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So, this is a story about imparting true wealth, including the intrinsic values and skills—motivation, hard work, creativity, risk-taking—that built the fortunes in the first place and that allow those who inherit to bloom.—
Christina Binkley,
Robb Report,
11 Oct. 2025
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Cooking the shrimp with heads on is a wonderful way to impart an intense shrimp flavor to the sauce.—
Elizabeth Mervosh,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Harris admitted the Biden administration made another error by not making Americans’ most pressing needs, such as affordable childcare or paid family leave, its top legislative priority.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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Prior to Schleicher’s oncology appointment, she was notified that she would likely be admitted for aggressive treatment on July 31, 2025.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Rake up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rake%20up. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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