raking up

present participle of rake up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for raking up
Verb
  • India’s new corporate vanguard Increasingly, many of these centers are leading efforts on product engineering, AI model development, and automation strategy — co-owning innovation and intellectual property in the process.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
  • In fact, according to Oxfam's latest findings, the wealthiest 1% currently control 43% of the world’s wealth, while owning more capital than 95% of humanity combined.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Since the beginning of this administration, Silicon Valley’s biggest bosses have appeased the president, capitulating to his every whim — agreeing to pay export taxes, giving away equity to the government, defunding schools for Latino students and ending diversity programs.
    Mercury News & East Bay Times editorial, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Deadline will absolutely not be giving away any spoilers but the BBC has acknowledged that this happened and the show was taken down from Crave after a couple of hours.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • But many voters seemed to appreciate Mamdani’s acknowledging the challenges of living there, plus his upbeat, accessible timbre of the campaign.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Ty Gee concluded his message by acknowledging the doctors in Las Vegas who worked tirelessly to save his father and by confirming the legitimacy of the family’s GoFundMe page, which will now help with burial expenses.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Raking up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raking%20up. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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