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as in harvested
to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use
my great-grandfather had to reap the wheat on his family farm with a hand scythe
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as in earned
to receive as return for effort
if you continue to work hard at musicianship, you will reap the rewards of being a concert pianist
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Recent Examples of reaped
As the roughly 41% stakeholder in Oracle, Ellison has reaped the greatest benefits from his tech company’s 450% share price growth over the last five years.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Initially, his appointment reaped rewards.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Through these changes in price and wait times, the defendants have reaped growing profits, according to the complaint.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Chicago reaped the benefits of Burden's slide and may have nabbed one of the draft's biggest steals as a result.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Foody reaped the benefits of his parents’ entrepreneurial wisdom during dinner table conversations.
—Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Since then, a slate of series have reaped the benefits to the tune of $250 million, as 22 shows gear up to return, relocate or launch production in the state.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
The Hurricanes reaped the benefits of Cam Ward’s lone season in Miami.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
In recent years, no investment has reaped bigger profits than Baron’s longtime bet on Tesla.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Initially, his appointment reaped rewards.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Through these changes in price and wait times, the defendants have reaped growing profits, according to the complaint.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Chicago reaped the benefits of Burden's slide and may have nabbed one of the draft's biggest steals as a result.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Foody reaped the benefits of his parents’ entrepreneurial wisdom during dinner table conversations.
—Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Since then, a slate of series have reaped the benefits to the tune of $250 million, as 22 shows gear up to return, relocate or launch production in the state.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
The Hurricanes reaped the benefits of Cam Ward’s lone season in Miami.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
In recent years, no investment has reaped bigger profits than Baron’s longtime bet on Tesla.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reaped
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After the solution settles or is filtered, the aluminum minerals are harvested, forming a material known as alumina, and the rest of the materials form a solid waste known as red mud.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Sep. 2025
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It’s made from the sap of the coconut palm, which is harvested, sometimes lightly fermented and blended with sea salt and occasionally with vinegar or water.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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Economic response The trillions of dollars in revenue earned annually from the region’s oil and gas exports are strategically invested in global assets, which partially leverages the region’s soft power to secure influence in the world’s key decision-making centers.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Great Britain’s winning performance from Friday’s four races, held in bright sunshine and warm gusty breeze, earned driver Dylan Fletcher and his team their second victory of the season.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The final play of the third quarter was a run play by Burleson and a fumble happened and Seguin picked it up.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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Schwarber couldn't have picked a better year to hit 50 home runs for the first time (with three weeks to spare).—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Baidu, whose Hong Kong shares have gained nearly 59% this year, reported a drop in second-quarter revenue last month as its core advertising business struggled and returns from AI investments remained limited.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Russia's offensive this summer had advanced at one of the fastest rates since late 2024 but, overall since November 2022, Moscow has gained less than 1 percent of additional Ukrainian territory.—
Brendan Cole
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Rebels have won 3 of 4 in the series, including 63-31 last season in Fayetteville.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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Both Queen Bey and Kendrick Lamar, who won for his 2025 Super Bowl halftime show, are halfway to EGOT status.—
Jair Hilburn,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The incident quickly garnered support from other users who saw the boss's request as a power play rather than a legitimate concern about professionalism.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Murphy finished third last Tuesday with 16% of the vote, behind City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune and incumbent Julia Mejia, who garnered 17% of the vote and has also recently clashed with Wu.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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Fest organizers raised early flags that clearances for footage of terrorist attacks taken by Hamas cameras and included in the documentary had not been obtained.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Sep. 2025
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For the Hyundai raid, authorities had obtained a search warrant that named four specific individuals.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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One particularly notable viral video featured the son of a provincial government minister posing in front of a tree made from boxes of luxury labels including Louis Vuitton, Cartier and Gucci.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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With runners on second and third, third baseman Matt Chapman made a diving stop of Andy Pages’ grounder and fired to Smith, who inadvertently did the splits.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Reaped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reaped. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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