reaped

past tense of reap

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of reaped In South Africa, Lebanon, and Germany, their central governments reaped the windfall. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026 Under-21s manager Rob Page, who Wright is enjoying working with, has reaped the benefits of the striker’s excellent form. — Andy Jones, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Ploughshare tortoises, which exist in the wild only in Madagascar, had once reaped six figures on the black market. — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 The duo’s Be Free Tour builds on their career-long, high-energy, pop/classical mashup, which has reaped five albums, two Grammy nominations and a regular slate of 200 shows a year, including performances for over 100,000 students. — Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 However, his firm has reaped strong gains from its Phoenix investment, cashing out a quarter of its stake in July for more than $340 million – a return of more than five times its initial stock purchase. — Allegra Goodwin, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 All three are allegedly part of Ghost Town, a notorious gang from West Oakland that made headlines last year for a brazen high-end robbery spree that reaped hundreds of thousands of dollars and left victims traumatized, according to court records. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026 The company reaped about $900 million with its initial public offering. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 NBCUniversal’s Telemundo and Peacock, which aired the Spanish language broadcast of the games, also reaped strong viewership and ad dollars. — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reaped
Verb
  • My family still weaves jewelry from kunngobarn (pandanus), harvested fresh from the bush with a manmarli (hooked stick), then dried and dyed with roots, berries, and flowers.
    — Liam Freeman, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2026
  • As of Sunday, Illinois farmers had harvested 93% of their corn and 96% of their soybeans.
    — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Since interim head coach Ryan Richter took over during the World Cup break, Philadelphia earned 43 of a possible 57 points while outscoring opponents 48-22 during that span.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Philo earned the starting job during the offseason and won the confidence of his coaches and teammates in September.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The move was relatively low-risk for the Lakers, who picked Bronny 55th overall.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Coach Reggie Theus’ team is picked to finish first in the SWAC preseason poll after winning the regular-season title last year.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Over the last 15 years, Loveless has gained acclaim for their ability to turn vulgarities into poetry and twist impossibly low romantic standards into dire punchlines.
    — Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
  • But the Broncos gained a scant 77 yards on the ground, a solid performance by the Chiefs.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • After more than a week of counting outstanding, absentee ballots and affidavit — or provisional — ballots, Colom won the closest Senate race in the country by just a few thousand votes.
    — Elena Moore, NPR, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Most of the Democrats who won countywide races did so by a double-digit margin.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The uneven score garnered frustration not only from Mosley, but from his players as well.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Never mind the creative rut his band has endured for the better part of this century, nor the concurrent PR debacles that have garnered more attention than the actual music.
    — Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 12 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The team applies selective processing to recover neodymium and iron, allowing the metals to be obtained in pure salt forms.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The targets appear to have been smaller stores and have affected only a limited number of each chain's retail locations, according to statements obtained by ABC News.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Veteran forward Troy Terry made his season debut for the Ducks after missing 18 games while recovering from hip surgery in June.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Republicans made gains with young voters, Hispanics and Black people in 2024, but those gains were reversed as the conflict with Iran and its economic repercussions dragged on.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026

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“Reaped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reaped. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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