raking up

verb

present participle of rake up
as in smoking out

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  1. owning
  2. giving away
  3. acknowledging
Verb
  • Trust is owning the outcome and holding the relationship, putting your name on it.
    — Manu Khetan, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • As of Wednesday morning, the fundraiser, which caused some controversy due Hilton still owning a $4 million home in Las Vegas, had reached almost $15,000 of its $25,000 goal.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of owning
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  • Gordon Ramsay opened up about the bittersweet experience of giving away his daughter, Holly Ramsay, at her wedding.
    — Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Those fossil fuel and nuclear industry lobbyists must be giving away a lot of money in Albany!
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of giving away
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  • Lee then paused all executions after acknowledging the state had failed to ensure its lethal injection drugs were properly tested.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Nucleus is now offering a less glamorous demonstration of that challenge, sharing nearly two hours of uncut factory work while acknowledging that the robot still relies significantly on human assistance.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of acknowledging
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“Raking up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raking%20up. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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