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
Kara McGinley, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
While simple grooming rakes or brushes are cheaper, more durable and versatile grooming tools will be slightly more expensive.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Very lightly rake the seed into the soil and water regularly in the absence of rain until the grass is established.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2025
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Noun
Then clear larger leaves and debris with a rake and push broom.
—Kara McGinley, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
While simple grooming rakes or brushes are cheaper, more durable and versatile grooming tools will be slightly more expensive.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
Last year the Village Board voted to require Oak Park homeowners residents to bag their leaves instead of just raking their leaves into the street as they had been accustomed to doing.
—Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Very lightly rake the seed into the soil and water regularly in the absence of rain until the grass is established.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2025
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The Illinois Trust Act prohibits police from searching, arresting or detaining people solely because of their immigration status.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 June 2025
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In the days ahead, Israel’s superior intelligence apparatus will search for targets of opportunity - commanders and equipment changing location, or the movement of materiel to facilitate a response – and continue to strike.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
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Many eagle-eyed fans have combed through the footage, mainly the backgrounds of the arenas, and found references to other Marvel characters like Dazzler, Daredevil, Thor, Wasp, Luna Snow and The Fantastic Four.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams says his office is combing through jail call logs and cross-referencing fingerprints and DNA samples to ascertain who else working at the jail may have been involved.—
Kati Weis,
CBS News,
29 May 2025
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Fears that a serial killer is at large were reignited by the recent discovery of a body in a Texas lake, where 19 corpses have been found over the past three years.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Stay away from open fields, hill summits, or ridge tops.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 June 2025
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The Infamous Oakmont Rakes—And A Lesson In Player Power Oakmont’s original bunkers were filled with coarse, rocky sand dredged from the nearby Allegheny River.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Their inquiries revealed that the trucks carried winter storm sediment dredged from catch basins that were quickly inundated with runoff in and around fire-scarred Altadena.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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There’s a single 8-megapixel camera that, again, is acceptable at this tablet’s price point, but otherwise not a camera most would want to use for anything other than the most basic use (like maybe scanning documents).—
Ben Sin,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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One couple was relieved to have made it out of their hearing without being detained -- but were still scanning the parking lot outside the courthouse, nervous that agents would approach them.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
4 June 2025
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“Rake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rake. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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