as in to smoke out
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Recent Examples of rake up
The day after the hurricane my sons and I piled up 52 bundles of branches and raked up three garbage cans and five trash bags of leaves.
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Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
But some 70 nautical miles south, his beach photos raked up a storm.
—Sheikh Saaliq, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2024
These videos raked up hundreds of thousands of views and earned them some sponsorship deals.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
The Shark is highly rated by Amazon shoppers as well, raking up more than 78,000 five-star reviews.
—Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2024
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Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
But some 70 nautical miles south, his beach photos raked up a storm.
—Sheikh Saaliq, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2024
These videos raked up hundreds of thousands of views and earned them some sponsorship deals.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
The Shark is highly rated by Amazon shoppers as well, raking up more than 78,000 five-star reviews.
—Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rake up
Verb
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Just 10 minutes before the Draft began, Tunsil's Twitter account had a video of him wearing a gas mask and smoking out of a bong.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
10 Mar. 2025
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In the series of snaps, Justin, 31, can be seen on a bike blowing smoke out of his mouth while holding a bong.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday acknowledged that Trump’s tariffs, which were significantly more aggressive than the central bank had expected, would drive prices higher and slow down the economy.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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For much of the film, Maddox, who is played by Jonathan Majors, does not seem capable of acknowledging his capacity for violence.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
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They’re owned by Yohann Pecheux and Gérald Barthélémy.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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His family owned the Casbah Coffee Club, where the Beatles had some of their very first gigs.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Pounding the pavement to rummage for vintage treasure is inherent to unearthing the rare and one-of-a-kind pieces that celebrity stylists, editors, and fashion-loving brides-to-be seek her out for.—
Talia Abbas,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2025
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Inside every cairn, the team unearthed countless human and animal bones, often fragmented.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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Deputy Latah County Prosecutor Ashley Jennings also flat out denied Taylor's accusations that prosecutors were slow-walking discovery and said everything the defense has asked for has been provided, a point that Taylor conceded in front of the judge.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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His interrogator conceded that the police must have gotten the wrong guy and released him within weeks.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Brian Tyree Henry confessed to breaking his own cardinal rule of not returning to television in order to star in Apple TV+’s crime drama Dope Thief.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2025
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Ninety percent of British women and nonbinary people polled in 2020 confessed to sometimes using filters before posting selfies, and 85 percent to using external editing software such as FaceTune to tweak pictures of themselves.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
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Its age imparts a notable depth and complexity, which, while true to its Wild Turkey roots, also takes the whiskey to a new level.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Its blue-gray feathery leaves impart an unparalleled softness to the tree’s canopy.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
1 Apr. 2025
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That means patients who go to the Westchester ER and need to be admitted for further treatment will be transferred to Mount Sinai’s main campus in Miami Beach, just off the Julia Tuttle Causeway.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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Trump, ahead of Wednesday's announcement, had admitted there could be some short-term pain.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Rake up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rake%20up. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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