as in to smoke out
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Recent Examples of rake up
The Shark is highly rated by Amazon shoppers as well, raking up more than 78,000 five-star reviews.
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Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2024
To reduce food sources, rake up windfallen fruit and cover vulnerable vegetables with row covers.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2024
Safely rake up the leaves and gather the sticks and branches.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2024
Be sure to rake up pine needles and leaves and take care to prune the lowest tree branches at least 6 feet high.
—Bryce Young Christopher Moran, WIRED, 20 July 2024
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Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2024
To reduce food sources, rake up windfallen fruit and cover vulnerable vegetables with row covers.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2024
Safely rake up the leaves and gather the sticks and branches.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2024
Be sure to rake up pine needles and leaves and take care to prune the lowest tree branches at least 6 feet high.
—Bryce Young Christopher Moran, WIRED, 20 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rake up
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Learn more: How to keep wildfire smoke out of your home.George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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In the government’s version, the conspiracy was no more than a ploy designed to smoke out potential rebels.Ivan Briscoe, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2019
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But while several Supreme Court justices acknowledged that the law raises free-speech issues, a majority of them — through their questions and comments during the hearing — indicated that the government’s national security concerns were the prevailing matter at hand.Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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This helps clinicians make informed decisions while ensuring patients feel acknowledged and valued.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Unlike some other rideshare companies, Alto drivers are direct employees and the company owns the cars, adding to the need to have charging power at close hand.Ed Garsten, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Whether or not Trump has actual plans this time around to advance any attempt in Washington to own Greenland is far from clear.Scott L. Montgomery, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
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In Zubieta, Real Sociedad has one of the best academies in Spain and may unearth a replacement for Zubimendi, with bright sparks like Beñat Turrientes already coming through.Henry Flynn, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Their reporting not only unveiled the truth but unearthed a personal narrative.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Having only conceded three goals in their last nine games, and never more than once in a match, Newcastle’s previous solidity crumbled.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Schiraldi conceded his department could do a better job but argued the gaps in the system being questioned were from programs funded by entities other than DJS.Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
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While general manager Chris Grier and head coach Mike McDaniel each confessed his sins of the season to the media last week, an even bigger sales job is needed in a couple of weeks.Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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Kitty got so close to confessing her feelings for Yuri, but Julianna’s arrival interrupted that.Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
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Their Reposado spends 4-6 months finishing in American Oak bourbon barrels to impart a fuller flavor.Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Just as life experiences provide people with greater depth and impart a greater sense of persuasiveness to their words, the variety of emotions Ado has experienced since then gave her voice a more layered and solid feel—a reality that spoke straight to the heart.Billboard Japan, Billboard, 1 Jan. 2025
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Speaking at the Institut Français de la Mode’s recent Fashion Reboot seminar, the executive admitted that GenAI has already crept into the design process to a large extent.Joelle Diderich, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps Steichen’s hesitancy to admit that comes, in part, from his owner thinking the team was on the brink of a breakthrough.James Boyd, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Rake up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rake%20up. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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