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
Kathryn Varn, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
To tackle the constant flow of falling leaves, score this adjustable rake, this collapsible gardening bag, and this handy electric leaf blower while prices start at just $23.
—Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2024
Sandi Schwartz, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
Shedding light on other underpinnings, the forks are raked out slightly further to improve stability at faster speeds.
—New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Bring work gloves, shovels, large trash bags, pickers, buckets, heavy duty rakes, water and snacks.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
To tackle the constant flow of falling leaves, score this adjustable rake, this collapsible gardening bag, and this handy electric leaf blower while prices start at just $23.
—Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2024
Verb
The vacuum works best when the grass or leaves are freshly raked.
—Sandi Schwartz, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
Shedding light on other underpinnings, the forks are raked out slightly further to improve stability at faster speeds.
—New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2024
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The city had long been searching for someone to develop part of downtown Jackson, and when two men showed up expressing their interest in late February, City Council member Virgi Lindsay agreed to meet with them at an upscale steakhouse in a nearby suburb.Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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When Loera went down, Montoya searched for new answers in the midfield and found a trio that worked in Tess Boade, Kiki Pickett and Dorian Bailey, none of whom had a wealth of experience in a midfield role.Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Prepare to make the cheese sauce by grating and combing the cheddar and Swiss cheeses.Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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Use fingers to massage the product into the scalp, then comb it through the hair.Jenny Berg, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
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In essence, the Magic Trackpad is just a larger version of the touchpad found on MacBooks.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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The researchers found that replacing any less active behavior with five minutes of exercise could lower systolic blood pressure by 0.68 points and diastolic blood pressure by 0.54 points.Linda Carroll, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The dunes will be built from sand and sediment that will be dredged from the gulf or local ship channels.Xander Peters, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2024
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State of play: Workers are set to dredge and pipe 140,000 cubic yards of sand — enough to fill 43 Olympic swimming pools — to the shore between First and 22nd avenues, per a county news release.Kathryn Varn, Axios, 16 July 2024
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Boards of elections could begin processing and scanning absentee ballots on Oct. 8, the first day of early in-person voting.Haley BeMiller, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
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But Schofield and his friends weren’t stewing or scanning the latest polling averages on Sunday.Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Rake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rake. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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