Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rakes up
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Austin Slater owns a prominent spot on that list.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025 -
The media firm owns large-market stations in New York (WPIX), Los Angeles (KTLA), Chicago (WGN-TV) and Philadelphia (WPHL-TV) in addition to several smaller broadcasters.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Wilson acknowledges ongoing risks from lagging labor indicators, but contends that the worst of the economic pain is now behind.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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Nobes acknowledges the concern but pushes back on the framing.—
Marianne Lehnis,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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On taking his personal story and setting it within a Black family, Lafosse admits there’s something political there — and the issue is not confined to his native Belgium or France.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Sep. 2025
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But those numbers that gave them a buffer in previous years, just aren’t there, which Jacobs admits puts a little more pressure on him to put the right runners in the right places.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Marshall later confesses everything to Charles, Oliver, and Mabel before attempting to kill them.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Go Hasegawa, who is in the process of designing one of the property’s 13 vacation homes, confesses that having complete creative control has instead been a source of stress.—
Siobhan Reid,
Robb Report,
7 Sep. 2025
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Ending up in a small coastal town in Greece, her initially peaceful trip takes a disconcerting turn when a young family staying at a nearby villa unearths painful memories.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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What starts as a search for closure soon unearths deeper wounds.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
15 Aug. 2025
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Prickly concedes that getting video of a hit often requires a second sortie, sometimes three or four.—
Tamar Jacoby,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Ling concedes from a production design perspective there wasn’t a lot to do.—
Jay Glennie,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The luminous cocktail of marine algae, hyaluronic acid, and squalane feeds the skin with moisture and imparts sheen without being goopy or sticky.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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That is even more true with Goodison, a move which imparts a degree of legitimacy to Everton’s women’s football project but also scrutiny, greater expectations from advocates and detractors alike to get this thing right, and quickly.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Plus, the sear from the cast iron really brings out the complexities.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
30 Aug. 2025
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Then there is the friend who nourishes, brings out the best, and always knows the ideal ways to recharge and inspire.—
Cathrine Todd,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Rakes up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rakes%20up. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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