raked up

verb

past tense of rake up
as in smoked out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raked up
  1. owned
  2. acknowledged
  3. unearthed
  4. conceded
  5. confessed
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  • Two Jets front-office sources, on condition of anonymity because they’re not authorized to speak publicly, deny that, and Glenn has owned the decisions publicly.
    — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Federal investigators are probing whether insurance firms owned by Walter improperly funnelled money to other companies of his.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of owned
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  • Thompson acknowledged that confusing the quarterback, like the defense appeared to do on that play, is a big part of new defensive coordinator Christian Parker’s scheme.
    — Jon Machota, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Azerbaijan acknowledged that this matter hasn’t been settled by the Supreme Court or district courts.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of acknowledged
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  • In July 2025, utility workers excavating trenches to expand an underground gas network in Peru's capital unearthed two pre-Incan tombs that were over 1,000 years old.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • On Thursday, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office announced that a volunteer search-and-rescue team had unearthed the remains at Palomar Mountain State Park.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of unearthed
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  • Three goals were put past Coventry at home, while Ipswich conceded five on their league visit.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Roberts conceded that the BFI system can seem like a bureaucracy but defended the amount of paperwork.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of conceded
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  • After his arrest, Reut initially confessed to shooting Berezovska on Zhykovych’s orders, according to Ukrainian prosecutors.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The Smoky Pickle is still ironing out kinks, as Lindskoog confessed in his video.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 18 Aug. 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 Aug. 2026.

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