raking up

present participle of rake up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for raking up
Verb
  • In addition to owning companies outright, Berkshire holds stocks worth more than $250 billion, including large stakes in Apple, Coca-Cola, Bank of America and American Express.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Just look at how the secondary has improved, now owning the ninth-best passing defense.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But Todd Arrington argued against giving away an artifact that had been accepted as a donation and had become the property of the American people.
    Jonny Diamond, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Krispy Kreme is giving away free doughnuts and coffee to customers in a promotion featuring singer Joe Jonas to mark National Coffee Day on Monday.
    News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Without acknowledging it, this bookstore is a synthesis of every experiment in children’s literature from Babar the Elephant and the Pere Castor series in France to Mickey Mouse and cartoons in the United States, via innovative graphic design in Czechoslovakia and Russia in the interwar period.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Waukesha County cheers key step in the process For Waukesha County, Boardman's statement satisfies officials' hope that state transportation leaders are at least acknowledging the importance of I-94 locally and are following the steps necessary to make a project happen at some point.
    Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Raking up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raking%20up. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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