as in degenerate
a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard
was often spotted in sordid places that reinforced a reputation as one of the city's most notorious rakes
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as in slope
the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon
the floor of the auditorium doesn't have much of a rake, so sightlines for spectators in the rear are not good
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as in to search
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
he raked repeatedly through his luggage, hoping that in one of the bags he would find his lost passport before his flight's departure
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Recent Examples of rake
Christopher Murray, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
Prepare the soil bed with a rake before seeding, and encourage quick germination by watering the new seed regularly for a couple of weeks after application.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2024
As Helene’s outer bands raked the Appalachian range, the French Broad River began to swell.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Upgrade from just a rake and opt for a leaf blower this year instead.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
Prepare the soil bed with a rake before seeding, and encourage quick germination by watering the new seed regularly for a couple of weeks after application.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
Verb
So head out into your garden and start raking, pruning, and weeding.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2024
As Helene’s outer bands raked the Appalachian range, the French Broad River began to swell.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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That the Astros are shopping setup man Ryan Pressly already suggests the club is searching for ways to create payroll space.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Folks began searching for the word pander more in mid-October, when Democrats and Republicans mocked each other leading up to the presidential election.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Businesses will also benefit from leveraging large context windows to comb through their entire corpus of documents—aka institutional knowledge—in a single prompt.Clint Boulton, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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As an introverted schoolboy in Reading, England—his family had moved there from Belfast—Branagh wrote to his actor heroes, combing through old theatre magazines and charting their rise from tiny parts at the Royal Shakespeare Company to later triumphs.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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Popular on Variety Moreover, those who have highly specialized skills — research, analytics, marketing, finance — can find themselves in demand as consultants and contract workers from the same companies that have gutted their teams through layoffs.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
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Good catchers are hard to find, and the Cubs viewed the possibility of trading for one as increasingly unlikely.Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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The asphalt lot was dredged to make way for the world-class marina, which can handle vessels anywhere from 65 feet to 315 feet.Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
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Other projects will include dredging the lagoon, removing the concrete river lining, and opening to daylight the section that is buried.Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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Patrons scan their Gail Borden library cards or reciprocal borrower cards to start their sessions.Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 13 Dec. 2024
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With each, users must scan a list of blue links, select and read a source, and abstract any pertinent information.Spencer Dorn, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Rake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rake. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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