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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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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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The Bay Area Air District on Sunday issued an air quality advisory for parts of Contra Costa County due to wildfire smoke out of Sacramento County.—
Bay City News Service,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Williams was one parent at Highland’s Wicker Memorial Park on Monday to acknowledge the fifth annual Day Without Childcare, Community Change Action’s annual providers’ and parents’ strike for universal childcare.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
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Supporters say the change acknowledges harm caused by the excavation and display of Native American remains.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2026
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The deed is the document that says who owns the property.—
Gary Singer,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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This time, playing with the tempo Varas said would trouble Austin, SDFC owned the match via comprehensive play and goals in the eighth, 17th, 54th, 79th and 91st minutes.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The Toronto Blue Jays have struggled to replace the many key players who have been sidelined by injuries this season, but at least one call up has unearthed a promising young player.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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The trial unearthed embarrassing emails, texts, and diary entries of some of the most powerful people in Silicon Valley.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
15 May 2026
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Everyone in the Democrat Party in Illinois was conceding the race to Republican Attorney General Jack Ryan.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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But the team still gives up too many goals, with nine goals conceded over the past three games.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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The film opens with its shy, sensitive twentysomething protagonist, Bear, struggling to confess his feelings for his childhood friend, Nikki.—
Alex Barasch,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Bravo’s reality series has been in the midst of a whirlwind after co-stars Westling Wilson and Amanda Batula confessed to being in a relationship.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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The Estate Reserve 15-Year-Old is aged in French Limousin oak barrels, an unusual choice for rum maturation that imparts greater tannic structure and spice complexity than standard ex-bourbon casks.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Their vivid pinkish-red tone glows against a cascade of diamonds along sharp, directional arrow forms, imparting a sense of power.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
17 May 2026
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But ahead of her summer wedding to fiancé Matt Mahowald, Marshall admits sharing so much of her life online can sometimes blur personal boundaries.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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Kemp admits that she was influenced by the lessons learned from the fan reaction to the conclusion of Power.—
Derek Lawrence,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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