raking up

verb

present participle of rake up
as in smoking out

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  1. owning
  2. giving away
  3. acknowledging
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  • But Meta’s new SEC filing that posted this week shows that’s in part because of the key difference between owning a company and controlling it.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Historically, owning a Southwest credit card has made the Companion Pass easily accessible.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of owning
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  • Congress has been basically giving away its own power for a quarter of a century.
    — Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
  • For founders sitting atop a mountain of stock, that beats selling shares, paying tax, and then giving away the cash.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of giving away
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  • The incumbent senator accused his critics of lying about the controversy before acknowledging that his office sent patients with unpaid bills to collections.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Some potential privacy breaches may fall under product safety laws that attorneys general can prosecute under UDAP statutes , Schroeder said, acknowledging the possibility of broader AI legislation coming out of the next Congress.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 22 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 27 Oct. 2026.

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