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Recent Examples of rake up
The president has been raking up global support in his push for a Nobel Peace Prize, but ending the war in Gaza and the war in Ukraine are major diplomatic tests for him.
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Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
Tired of spending your weekends raking up endless piles of leaves until your arms ache?
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
According to the complaint, the male actor was directed to mount her, pin her down, and violently rake up her skirt.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 28 May 2025
Djokovic hasn’t just been raking up trophies in his tennis career, but endorsements too.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 21 May 2025
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Imposing the personality cult upon the state is designed not only to burnish the leader’s image, but to create opportunities to smoke out dissidents.—
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Crews also need precisely the right wind conditions -- enough movement to lift smoke out of the valley, but not so much that torches won't stay lit.—
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The president acknowledging the gridlock may have hurt Republicans.—
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Despite these measures, investigators acknowledge that Brazil’s penitentiaries remain the backbone of command and communication for its largest criminal organizations — a paradox that the state struggles to contain.—
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Forever Fleece Relaxed Crew Sweatshirt A quality crewneck sweatshirt is a staple that everyone should own.—
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Prominent academies in the country are owned and run by individuals instead of clubs.—
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Below, Dyens and Miailhe speak to Deadline about the importance of unearthing human stories amid the tragedy of the World War II era.—
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Another adult mandible and a string of vertebrae turned up in 2008, and part of a child’s mandible was unearthed in 2009.—
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But under questioning from Cruz, Vladeck conceded that approving a nondisclosure order without any factual proffer would be inconsistent with a judge’s oath, if that hypothetical were true.—
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To Spoelstra, what such an alignment concedes with spacing can be compensated with offensive rebounds, with the Heat prioritizing possessions.—
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Back in 2018, the politician confessed to hacking the official website of Labour peer Harriet Harman a decade earlier and changing the content to be pro-Conservative.—
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Gacy eventually confessed to killing dozens of young men and boys.—
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Red brick walls enclose a tropical jungle retreat of sorts, where garden chairs are scattered around imparting a feel of lounging in someone’s backyard, and there is even a tiny pond on the premises.—
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In the past few years, natural-wine aficionados have embraced the funky barnyard notes imparted by Brettanomyces yeast, which have traditionally been regarded as a flaw.—
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Nevertheless, the McAlarneys admit that keeping their children away from smartphones and limiting technology is easier said than done, especially in today’s digital age.—
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While the footage has been admitted, jurors were instructed not to weigh it as evidence until deliberations.—
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“Rake up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rake%20up. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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