raking up

Definition of raking upnext
present participle of rake up
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Verb
  • Valdez Streaty says buyers in some parts of the country remain more skeptical about the practicality of owning an EV than others.
    Mike Winters, CNBC, 19 May 2026
  • Now grown-up with disposable income, the original Swatch collector now arrives with spending power, resale fluency and a clear sense that owning the object is only half the reward.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • The math of clipping is so favorable to clients that in many cases campaigns end up giving away views for free.
    Lane Brown, Vulture, 15 May 2026
  • And it’s made worse by new proposals giving away even more to developers at the expense of students and property owners.
    Jackson Potter, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • What is striking about this moment is that America is not merely acknowledging the Jewish roots of some of its values historically, but openly turning again to a distinctly Jewish practice as a possible source of wisdom for the present.
    Ari Berman, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026
  • But as the debate gains national attention, more families argue that acknowledging biological differences is not an act of hatred.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
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“Raking up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raking%20up. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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