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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rakes up
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For example, a 65-year-old woman who last year would have been charged $172 a month for a Plan G policy would now face a monthly rate of $192, said Mack, who owns Alaska Insurance Benefits in Wasilla.—
Julie Appleby,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026 -
Under that lease, the city owns AT&T Stadium, but the Cowboys take care of the maintenance and upkeep.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2026
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The article acknowledges that even with formal policies in place, resistance and non-compliance have persisted, noting that colleagues have attempted workarounds or expressed reluctance to accept accountability despite clear consequences.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Awareness acknowledges that autism exists; acceptance goes further by promoting true inclusion.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
15 Apr. 2026
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Reina Friedman Watts, who appears in the documentary as one of the former producers on The Jerry Springer Show, admits that background checks were not performed on contestants.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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Mohan admits she had been distracted by personal problems, and wishes Robby well on his sabbatical.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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In the heart-wrenching Season 2 finale, Morgan and Karadec’s investigation into a poolside death at a Los Angeles hotel resulted in the arrest of Lucia, a guest relations manager who confesses to tipping off and then covering for the conman who murdered a home improvement reality show host.—
Max Gao,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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Alfie, my hero and king, and Sophie are in the marketplace, and Sophie confesses everything.—
Christina Grace Tucker,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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In this bracing blend of memoir and detective story, Junod unearths secrets about his father.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The most enlightening section covers the recording of Philosophy of the World, and Kwapis unearths a surprising number of eyewitnesses, given the amount of time that has since passed.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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Nationally, the left often concedes first in the name of pragmatism, while more conservative factions hold firm and extract concessions.—
Darius Khalil Gordon,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2026
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That kind of advance won’t make physical crews or the places trying to lure them very happy, a point Stone concedes.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
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As grandmother imparts her wisdom about the plants’ connection with phežúta — medicines — and the importance of giving thanks for their bounty, the pair sings a special song to stinging nettle, chokecherry, red clover, milkweed, elderberry, and golden rod.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
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These numbers do not, on their own, say anything about the benefit that an elite degree imparts.—
Rose Horowitch,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2026
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Today, the foundation gives away half a billion dollars every year to local, educational, and environmental causes.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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In one heartbreaking plot, a poor mother gives away her son, August, to the upper-class industrialists who employed her now deceased husband.—
Colton Valentine,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Rakes up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rakes%20up. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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