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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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Maybe not in the broadcast moment, but later, in interviews or conversations, acknowledging disappointment has its own dignity.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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OpenAI, for example, acknowledged in its response to the lawsuit that safety features can degrade over long conversions, despite the fact that the chatbot itself has been optimized to hold these longer conversations.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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This landed Ellison, who owns more than 40% of shares, at the top of the Forbes Billionaires List, second only to his good friend, Elon Musk.—
Martine Paris,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Growing up in southwest Nebraska, Villareal owned a horse aptly named Bronco.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Sep. 2025
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Manske loves to unearth travel joy, beauty, adventure and humor through her articles and camera lens.—
Laura Manske,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Take the quiz here … RUINED SPLENDOR – Ancient estate tied to group in Bible unearthed with 'fascinating' treasures in Israel.—
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FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The department is denying student loan forgiveness to borrowers in the IBR plan who have reached the 20- or 25-year threshold for discharge, even while the department concedes that loan forgiveness is authorized under IBR and has not been blocked or enjoined by any court.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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In his first big league start, Yesavage struck out nine batters in five innings while conceding just one run.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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While Hadden-Paton was unsuccessful in keeping his dapper suit, his costar, Hugh Bonneville, who plays Lord Grantham, confessed to Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan on Live!—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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The suspect was later named as 22-year-old Robinson, and was reported to have confessed to the crime to his father.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and baobab extract give the powder its silky feel and keep your skin from drying out, while amethyst powder and quartz impart a soft, radiant glow.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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That is even more true with Goodison, a move which imparts a degree of legitimacy to Everton’s women’s football project but also scrutiny, greater expectations from advocates and detractors alike to get this thing right, and quickly.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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San Diego City Councilmember Jennifer Campbell has admitted violating city record-keeping rules during her 2022 re-election campaign and agreed to pay a $300 fine to resolve the case brought by the San Diego Ethics Commission.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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Meta did not admit wrongdoing as part of the settlement.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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