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
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At 7, his drive was headed for a fairway bunker but was stopped by a rake.
—Mark Zeigler, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The researchers also found burrows dug by some of the animals, as well as scrapes on rocks where the mollusks had raked their teeth to gather up algae or bacteria for food.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2025
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Noun
After your cat uses the box, a rake automatically sweeps waste into a covered compartment.
—Jené Luciani Sena
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
At 7, his drive was headed for a fairway bunker but was stopped by a rake.
—Mark Zeigler, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Verb
Trying to rake the leaves out of the mulch can be more infuriating than a lack of 3-second calls in a Big Ten game.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The researchers also found burrows dug by some of the animals, as well as scrapes on rocks where the mollusks had raked their teeth to gather up algae or bacteria for food.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2025
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Security and regulations Attendees will go through a metal detection system and all bags will be searched.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
12 Aug. 2025
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Louisville Metro Police Department is searching for an unknown driver after a bicyclist was struck in a fatal hit-and-run accident Aug. 11.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
12 Aug. 2025
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Unsurprisingly, pin-straight Type 1 hair is the easiest to comb or brush.—
Kat Merck,
Wired News,
12 Aug. 2025
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Ey strategically combs and hairsprays her bangs to hide her hair loss.—
Ashley Abramson,
Allure,
4 Aug. 2025
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Clarendon Hills found itself in the elimination bracket by virtue of a 16-1 loss Wednesday to the Mountain Region and Nevada State champion from Las Vegas, which improved to 2-0 Saturday with a 5-3 win over the Northwest Region champs from Washington.—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
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Du Plessis – who was making the third defense of his belt – had no answer to Chimaev’s grappling and found himself on the mat within the opening minute of the fight.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
17 Aug. 2025
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The lake was fully dredged in 1946 and partially dredged in 1970.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
20 July 2025
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Like broccoli dredged in eggs and breadcrumbs then fried in olive oil.—
Irv Erdos,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 July 2025
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The Mer Blue Bog was an ideal location to test out the new scanning technology, the researchers explained.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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Using the Rocketbook app, scan your notes and upload them to your favorite cloud service.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Rake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rake. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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