RAKING Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

raking

verb

present participle of rake

as in searching

to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something he raked repeatedly through his luggage, hoping that in one of the bags he would find his lost passport before his flight's departure

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Recent Examples of raking How To Clean Cotton/Jersey Gardening Gloves Cotton makes a good all-purpose glove for raking leaves and tidying your yard. —

Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 June 2026 Then comes raking the clippings, bagging them up, and hauling them to the garbage. —

Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 7 June 2026 This can include flattening the hill, raking or shoveling the mound, or even using a garden hose to flood the area. —

Cori Sears, The Spruce, 4 June 2026 Just avoid raking clover seed after planting as this covers the seeds with too much soil and reduces germination rates. —

Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2026 Its pointed corners fit into crevices for raking out hard-to-reach pet hair from the car’s interior, car mats or any other fabric surface. —

Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 May 2026 Tourists and scientists want to know On Thursday, three tractors spent more than an hour raking the beach at South Pointe Park in Miami Beach as beachgoers weaved around them, stepping over thick piles of sargassum that turned the shoreline water a murky brown. —

Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 9 May 2026 Domínguez, meanwhile, has been raking at Triple-A since missing the cut for the Yankees’ Opening Day roster. —

Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026 Pau Torres’s raking pass intended for Leon Bailey fell short. —

Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026

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Haley Williams, a spokesperson for the police department, told the Idaho Statesman in a text message that officers are searching the area for the driver of the vehicle who fled the scene.

— Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 23 June 2026
To better understand what drives a young person to commit these crimes, CNN spent months searching for prior offenders willing to speak about their experience.

— Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 22 June 2026