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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rakes up
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There is some fluctuation year to year in the baseball itself, though the league now owns and controls production of the on-field ball.
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Oklahoma City owns picks 12, 17, and 37 entering the draft.
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The federal government acknowledges the limitations of N95s in its educational material for firefighters.
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The company that manufactures the hardware powering the AI revolution acknowledges that the technology is more expensive than the people it was supposed to augment.
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But even Willis admits AI can be a helpful tool in the right capacity.
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Nunes admits, despite raising concerns with neighbors, a Gabriel camera was recently installed on his building.
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Then Armand confesses to Molloy that, actually, he’s been in love with him for decades.
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This season Judy Trammell, the squad’s head choreographer, confesses to reading Reddit comments about the team.
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But when an unexpected pregnancy upends their fragile dynamic, Caroline is pushed out of the circle triggering a fallout that unearths secrets and sends shockwaves through the entire town.
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Adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name by Andrea Mara, All Her Fault opens on a plausibly terrifying situation that eventually unearths the deep secrets of a community.
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The waiver concedes a major point of potential leverage at the start of these 60-day talks.
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Katie Porter concedes in race for governor.
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Driving on the freeway, the C10 carries itself with an air of gravitas that imparts a heady sense of assuredness to the driver.
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True to its name, the hyaluronic acid in the formula imparts much of its skin-quenching power.
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Worse, removing sanctions and freeing Iran’s billions in frozen assets gives away leverage that Obama used.
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Contreras volunteers at Braves Closet, a program at the school in Midlothian that gives away gently used and new clothing and toiletries for students who need them.
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“Rakes up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rakes%20up. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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