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Recent Examples of rake up
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.
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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
Legal sportsbooks FanDuel, BetMGM, Caesars and DraftKings are numbered among the NBA’s 50-plus official marketing partners, and per iSpot data, in-game gambling ads raked up a staggering 1.93 billion household impressions last season.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 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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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
Legal sportsbooks FanDuel, BetMGM, Caesars and DraftKings are numbered among the NBA’s 50-plus official marketing partners, and per iSpot data, in-game gambling ads raked up a staggering 1.93 billion household impressions last season.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 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
Verb
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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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Other works allude to Max Beckmann, Paul Klee, and Pontormo, all of whom Nilsson has acknowledged as influences.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Tomás’s belief that maps should acknowledge the marginalized and less powerful—that there’s more to history than what the victors convey—is seemingly shared by O’Farrell.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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The Kings own that stadium, Sutter Health Park, as well as its regular tenant, the Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-A club of the San Francisco Giants.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Fans immediately voiced their desire to own the jacket once the series aired.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026
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Potential side effects The downside to treating zinc cream like an overnight face mask is that the very thing making skin look calmer can also unearth problems beneath the surface.—
Tatiana Dias,
Vogue,
29 May 2026
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The letter was later unearthed in 2024 when it was sold at an auction house in Paris.—
Christopher Luu,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
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Their total of 20 league goals conceded from set pieces (excluding penalties) across the season was their highest figure of the Premier League era.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Boise has also gone the last three games without center-back leader Jake Dengler, who’s missed those games with an injury — in that span, Boise has conceded eight goals.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
28 May 2026
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That same day, the then-Prince Charles had confessed his adultery on television.—
Diego Parrado,
Vanity Fair,
30 May 2026
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But in the finale, Deborah confesses that her hands are bigger than Ava’s.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
29 May 2026
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The Añejo is aged for about 15 months in ex-bourbon American oak barrels, imparting a notably sweet, dessert-like profile.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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In turn, these ingredients will firm the skin, visibly smooth fine lines, impart a youthful glow, and provide deep nourishment.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
31 May 2026
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In both public settlements, JPMorgan did not admit wrongdoing in its dealings with Epstein.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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Even dating app executives have admitted Gen Z can be tough customers.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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“Rake up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rake%20up. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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