raking up

Definition of raking upnext
present participle of rake up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for raking up
Verb
  • What is the downside of owning gold?
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Part of what his grandfather taught him was not to shy away from sharing and owning your emotions.
    ​Wendy Wisner, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The scam reportedly tricked Russian drone operators into giving away the location of their Starlink terminals, allowing Ukrainian artillery and drones to target them.
    Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
  • When Nvidia announced its own blockbuster chip deal with Meta last week, giving away a chunk of the company to the Instagram parent was nowhere to be found in the press release.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Attorneys for Meta say the company discloses risks and makes efforts to weed out harmful content and experiences -- acknowledging that some bad material still gets through its safety net.
    MORGAN LEE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Attorneys for Meta say the company discloses risks and makes efforts to weed out harmful content and experiences — acknowledging that some bad material still gets through its safety net.
    Morgan Lee, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Raking up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raking%20up. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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