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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rake up
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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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Advertisement The smoke out In May 2013, Gawker published a video that appeared to show Ford smoking crack.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
16 June 2025
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When the Steelers signed the 41-year-old quarterback, everyone acknowledged that the four-time NFL MVP isn’t in his prime anymore.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Pilsen parade-goers acknowledged the fear and hesitation in these pockets of the city’s Latino communities, backing organizers’ decisions to put a hold on their events.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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Kohl’s was corporation owned and purchased separately by Carpentersville.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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When that’s the case, the decision about who will own the business next is a profound one.—
Ben Francois,
Harvard Business Review,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ending up in a small coastal town in Greece, her initially peaceful trip takes a disconcerting turn when a young family staying at a nearby villa unearths painful memories.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Archaeologists recently unearthed two churches in Egypt that are over 1,500 years old, offering rare evidence of Christianity’s rise in the country's Western Desert.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Executives concede that Toronto isn’t attracting the kind of wall-to-wall media attention that Cannes and Venice deliver.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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Baker ended up with the worst figures for an English debutant, conceding 76 runs from seven overs.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Go Hasegawa, who is in the process of designing one of the property’s 13 vacation homes, confesses that having complete creative control has instead been a source of stress.—
Siobhan Reid,
Robb Report,
7 Sep. 2025
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When Harry confessed that the newlyweds’ romance was inspiring to him in his own dating life, Kate reportedly cried.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
7 Sep. 2025
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His voice was pitying and patient, like a peewee-soccer coach imparting a lesson of sportsmanship.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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The singles who made it to the end were less polished, which imparted a feeling of spontaneity sorely lacking here.—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
27 Aug. 2025
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One Amazon shopper admitted that the affordable piece exceeded their expectations and is versatile enough to pair with almost anything.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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There, the woman said she and her husband were told to stand in a hallway after they were admitted.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Rake up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rake%20up. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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