as in to smoke out
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Recent Examples of rake up
The Shark Navigator Lift-Away Deluxe Upright Vacuum is one of the brand’s best-sellers, raking up more than 77,000 five-star ratings at Amazon.
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Kaitlin Gates, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2024
The day after the hurricane my sons and I piled up 52 bundles of branches and raked up three garbage cans and five trash bags of leaves.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
But some 70 nautical miles south, his beach photos raked up a storm.
—Sheikh Saaliq, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2024
These videos raked up hundreds of thousands of views and earned them some sponsorship deals.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Kaitlin Gates, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2024
The day after the hurricane my sons and I piled up 52 bundles of branches and raked up three garbage cans and five trash bags of leaves.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
But some 70 nautical miles south, his beach photos raked up a storm.
—Sheikh Saaliq, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2024
These videos raked up hundreds of thousands of views and earned them some sponsorship deals.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rake up
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Back in March, Justin sparked similar controversy on social media after posting photos on Instagram of himself once again appearing to smoke out of a bong while riding a dirt bike.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
5 May 2025
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Elsewhere, glam was also by Palmer’s go-to, MUA Kenya Alexis—opting for a brown lined lip, blush high on her cheekbones, and a lightly smoked out eye.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2025
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India didn’t publicly acknowledge the U.S. mediation efforts or Trump’s role in the same, while Pakistan’s Sharif did.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2025
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In contrast, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif acknowledged the U.S. and took to social media to express gratitude to Trump.—
Olivia-Anne Cleary,
Time,
10 May 2025
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Mark Peters, a 72-year-old retired electrician in Hamilton, Ohio, with whom Rogers lived with briefly, was found dead in a shack owned by Rogers' family in January 1994 in Beattyville, Kentucky.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Data in space could be stored in siloed hardware owned, operated and managed by each country as needed.—
Michael Wu,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Genealogists would later unearth that his maternal grandparents were Creole people from Louisiana — an often mixed-race cultural identity linked to French, Spanish, African and Indigenous heritages.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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Outside market insights and expertise can offer a wealth of industry-specific advice to help bridge your knowledge gaps and unearth potential opportunities.—
Todd Villeneuve,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Speaking to Variety during the Cannes Film Festival, Leonidas Christopoulos, CEO of Creative Greece, concedes that there have been bureaucratic challenges since the organization’s launch.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
18 May 2025
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Now, after dispute the accuracy of the video for several months, the defense concedes that the footage is disturbing as an example of domestic violence.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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Eddie Cicotte Another member of the disgraced 1919 White Sox, Cicotte confessed to participating in the scheme to fix the World Series.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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In 1989, Erik confessed to his psychologist, whose mistress later reported it to the police.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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Shade Rose is the most popular, imparting a berry flush suitable for all skin types, though the brand has since introduced three other hues worth considering.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
7 May 2025
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With less of the death-trap feeling the big T-Rex sometimes imparted.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Apr. 2025
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To do so would mean admitting that his promise of absolute victory is hollow.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
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This marks the second time within four weeks that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, responding to the Herald’s questions, admitted that the body cam footage from two officers watching over boat operator George Pino was deleted.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2025
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“Rake up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rake%20up. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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