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
Steve Boehme, The Tennessean, 13 Oct. 2024
The company has also given more than 300 wildfire response items including gloves, goggles, boots, respirators, shovels, rakes, axes, smoke pumps, sifters, and medical items for burns and heat.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
Chris Cameron, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
There are bourbon festivals, shutters to scrape and paint, and leaves to rake.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 15 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Using a rake, pull the extra pea gravel up around each stone so that there are no gaps under the stones.
—Steve Boehme, The Tennessean, 13 Oct. 2024
The company has also given more than 300 wildfire response items including gloves, goggles, boots, respirators, shovels, rakes, axes, smoke pumps, sifters, and medical items for burns and heat.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
Experts called that criticism unjustified as well, and a Finnish official said that raking for leaves and needles is not a typical feature of Finnish fire prevention.
—Chris Cameron, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
There are bourbon festivals, shutters to scrape and paint, and leaves to rake.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 15 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rake
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That authenticity is what Williamson has long been searching for in his work.—
Manuel Betancourt,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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When law enforcement searched her home in January, authorities found gold coins, pieces of gold, a pink wallet with a $2,599 U.S. Treasury check made out to someone else, a 1953 Topps #1 Jackie Robinson MLB Brooklyn Dodgers baseball card and U.S. currency, according to the plea agreement.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Feb. 2025
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It has also been decided, unwisely, that Bridget has somehow lost the desire or perhaps the ability to ever comb her hair.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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Musk and his team, under Trump’s direction, have been entering government agencies, combing through books, and instructing civil servants to find ways to reduce government spending and cut out any dead weight.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Feb. 2025
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That lab found trace amounts of the cocaine metabolite, norcocaine.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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ZiPS, a popular player projection model found on FanGraphs, predicts Goldschmidt will hit .250/.325/.437 with 23 homers, 81 RBI, a 116 wRC+ and 2.2 WAR in 2025.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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At the same time, the state’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, which oversees a multibillion-dollar effort to stem the loss of coastal land, is drafting a plan to dredge muck from the bottom of the two main river channels where the delta is receding the most.—
ByWarren Cornwall,
science.org,
9 Jan. 2025
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Flashback: The Tampa Bay estuary was once full of oysters, but as droves of people moved to the area over the last century, developers dredged the shellfish from the bay to be used for infrastructure like roads, Plage said.—
Kathryn Varn,
Axios,
7 Jan. 2025
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Doing so literally means signing his life away, as Mickey 1 (the OG version of his character) agrees to have his body scanned and his memories archived, so he can be replicated — and recycled — ad infinitum, every time an unlucky copy hits a snag.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
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Because companies seldom package products for a single state, parents and caregivers across the country will be able to scan these QR codes or go online to the companies’ websites and see the results.—
C. Michael White,
The Conversation,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Rake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rake. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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