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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
The following year, production was 3,000 kilos from three hectares, and in 2005, 5,000 kilos were reaped from five hectares.
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Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Beyond the Padres steering the 5-3 lead to the Game 2 victory, Bevacqua reaped other lifetime rewards from his three-run swing.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
The result is that Hamas has reaped the political windfall of its own callous cowardice.
—Aviva Klompas, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Michigan Lottery jackpot recipients included a man from Genesee County who won $25,000 a year for life through a Lucky For Life game, and a woman from Oakland County who reaped $4 million by playing an Electric 300s game.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
New companies like Google and Facebook may have reaped the greatest financial rewards during this time, but none of their successes would have been possible without the contributions of ordinary people like you and me.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
The renowned Tredegar Iron Works of Richmond, Virginia, reaped profits of 20 percent or better every year from 1844 to 1861.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
China has reaped some benefits from Iran’s relative isolation—most important, by exploiting Western sanctions to purchase Iranian oil at a steep discount.
—Afshon Ostovar, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2025
The show has reaped major rating success in recent weeks and sparked sharp rebukes from the White House and other conservatives.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Beyond the Padres steering the 5-3 lead to the Game 2 victory, Bevacqua reaped other lifetime rewards from his three-run swing.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
The result is that Hamas has reaped the political windfall of its own callous cowardice.
—Aviva Klompas, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Michigan Lottery jackpot recipients included a man from Genesee County who won $25,000 a year for life through a Lucky For Life game, and a woman from Oakland County who reaped $4 million by playing an Electric 300s game.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
New companies like Google and Facebook may have reaped the greatest financial rewards during this time, but none of their successes would have been possible without the contributions of ordinary people like you and me.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
The renowned Tredegar Iron Works of Richmond, Virginia, reaped profits of 20 percent or better every year from 1844 to 1861.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
China has reaped some benefits from Iran’s relative isolation—most important, by exploiting Western sanctions to purchase Iranian oil at a steep discount.
—Afshon Ostovar, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2025
The show has reaped major rating success in recent weeks and sparked sharp rebukes from the White House and other conservatives.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reaped
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As a successful oyster-gathering and farming village, farmers harvested blueberries, sweet potatoes, asparagus and, most importantly, strawberries.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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Combine that with information harvested from apps, and scammers can build a frighteningly detailed profile of your life.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Tim Stützle’s goal, his second of the day, earned Ottawa the extra point in the standings.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Binder earned a master’s degree in criminal justice from Arizona State University in 2017 and a bachelor’s degree in business administration and finance from San Jose State University in 2002.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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Lecholop acknowledged that the key feature of the process is removing a board elected by the community and replacing it with one hand-picked by Morath.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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In a surprising turn of events, Grande picked an audience member to perform opposite with, instead of her usual scene partner Erivo as Elphaba.—
Haley Kluge,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Craig Barritt—2024 Getty Images The Tisch family, whose fortune is gained from the Loews Corporation, has also been active during the mayoral election.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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What’s gained by indulging our doom?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Acuff won a high school state championship at the Breslin Center in 2023.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Cardell Williams completed 8 of 11 passes for 188 yards and two touchdowns to speedster Ernest Campbell as the Hornets won for the sixth time in their last eight outings with two conference games to go.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Even if Sabrina got away with most of Short n’ Sweet, for example, her Man’s Best Friend album cover garnered a level of controversy that honestly felt overblown.—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
4 Nov. 2025
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Along with gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey, this local off-year election has garnered national attention and is considered representative of political headwinds ahead of the 2026 midterms.—
Emily Chang,
ABC News,
4 Nov. 2025
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The findings suggest that the ice is 20 and 23 km deep at the north-pole with an average of 25 to 28 km globally – slightly deeper than previous estimates obtained using other remote sensing and modeling techniques, as per the release.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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Images obtained by local media show firefighters extinguishing massive flames, and photos of the aftermath show the factory's siding completely burned, leaving the interior of the building exposed.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Organizers made the decision after protesters repeatedly disrupted the recent Spanish Vuelta in the presence of Israel-Premier Tech.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Hornets made two interceptions, including one by Koa Akui, the team leader with five picks.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Reaped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reaped. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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