Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raking up
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Chieng appealed to the scientist in Dubner while absolutely owning the pop scientist, and that’s a gorgeous move for an interviewer.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026 -
Dane, of Sanford, sold his car last year because of the high costs associated with owning a vehicle and has since relied on public transportation.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2026
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Who would have thought that giving away billions of dollars to people who self-certify facts on a form leads to tens of billions of dollars flying out the door to fraudsters who learn how to fill out the form?—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026
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Minnesota was just beating up on bad teams and giving away games to the good squads.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Miller went with a rotation different than his primary starters in the final 14 minutes and complimented the group’s fight while acknowledging the results weren’t pretty.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Jan. 2026
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On Friday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s 86-year-old supreme leader who has been in power for 35 years, addressed the latest round of unrest, acknowledging the economic grievances at the heart of public anger.—
CNN Staff,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Raking up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raking%20up. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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