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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 Press Hotel, though locally owned, is a member of Marriott's Autograph Collection.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The advice of the Great One, the Oracle of Omaha, who just owned a handful of stocks of any consequence, the most important of which is Apple.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of owned
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  • Northrop Grumman acknowledged Boeing’s selection after competing for the program.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Iñárritu acknowledged that some days the experiment just didn’t work.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of acknowledged
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  • Wigglesworth found a young Alexander Hamilton making almost the same diagnosis two centuries ago, in a letter unearthed via a mention in Ron Chernow’s biography.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Objects become loaded with intent; a skull is unearthed and bundled inside a silk scarf.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of unearthed
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  • It was conceded that the catalogue of brews outmatched the finite power of the liver.
    — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
  • But Turrill-Lupi also conceded that there was a pragmatic reason for including Puente’s former boarding house on the tour.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of conceded
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  • Police said Sierra confessed to the killings during questioning.
    — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • After Harrelson confessed his feelings to Louie, the two began dating and eventually welcomed three daughters.
    — Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 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 1 Oct. 2026.

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