RAKE (IN) Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

rake (in)

verb

Definition of rake (in)

as in to cash in (on)

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

gross

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Verb

More than 700 sanitation workers were expected to hit the streets to clean up the celebration.

— Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 18 June 2026
Namely, cleaning up the PR disaster that accompanied her last movie, Don’t Worry Darling.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 June 2026

Definition of clean up

Verb

This is an exciting step forward for Eisenberg the director, who had a breakthrough a couple of years ago with the lovely A Real Pain, which earned co-star Kieran Culkin an Academy Award.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
This confidence is also hard to earn, due to a long Premier League season.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of earn

Verb

Maybe my argument was so strong, the AI would realize that its tech overlords were using this insanely powerful technology not to solve hunger or climate change, but to make reading less essential.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
That distinction matters more than many organizations realize.

— Nick Leighton, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of realize

Verb

Insights gained from the pilot project will form the basis for a potential future application of these materials in series-production battery cells.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
After a first dose, people gain protective antibodies quickly and immunity levels peak within about two weeks.

— Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of gain

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