raked up

verb

past tense of rake up
as in smoked out

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  1. owned
  2. acknowledged
  3. unearthed
  4. conceded
  5. confessed
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  • The complex is owned by a real estate investment trust, Highlands REIT, and was opened in the 2000s.
    — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • It was made by rich landowners who owned slaves, and it was designed to protect their power, not give ordinary people a real vote.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026
Definition of owned
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  • Despite those concerns, witnesses acknowledged that some progress has occurred since January.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • Years later, Messi acknowledged that the incident had altered the perception some Mexican fans had of him.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of acknowledged
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  • The lawmakers’ request — a moment of bipartisan scrutiny on a controversial federal health care program — comes just one month after a government investigation unearthed a continuing pattern of denials within Medicare Advantage.
    — Casey Ross, STAT, 15 July 2026
  • A man of the people, a working-class hero, a diamond in the rough unearthed by political operatives riding the high of Mamdani’s rise—the narrative, in and of itself, was a winning strategy.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
Definition of unearthed
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  • No team has scored as many goals as Argentina at this tournament (19) and no team has conceded fewer than Spain (1).
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • Spain have conceded just one goal in seven matches this tournament.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of conceded
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  • On Friday, Wardlaw confessed to the stabbing, Ada County Deputy Prosecutor Robert Bleazard said.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
  • Sochor confessed to the crime, but her body has never been found − still a torment to her family.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Definition of confessed
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“Raked up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raked%20up. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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