as in to smoke out
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Recent Examples of rake up
The Shark is highly rated by Amazon shoppers as well, raking up more than 78,000 five-star reviews.
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Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2024
To reduce food sources, rake up windfallen fruit and cover vulnerable vegetables with row covers.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2024
Safely rake up the leaves and gather the sticks and branches.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2024
Be sure to rake up pine needles and leaves and take care to prune the lowest tree branches at least 6 feet high.
—Bryce Young Christopher Moran, WIRED, 20 July 2024
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Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2024
To reduce food sources, rake up windfallen fruit and cover vulnerable vegetables with row covers.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2024
Safely rake up the leaves and gather the sticks and branches.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2024
Be sure to rake up pine needles and leaves and take care to prune the lowest tree branches at least 6 feet high.
—Bryce Young Christopher Moran, WIRED, 20 July 2024
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Learn more: How to keep wildfire smoke out of your home.George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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In the government’s version, the conspiracy was no more than a ploy designed to smoke out potential rebels.Ivan Briscoe, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2019
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But while several Supreme Court justices acknowledged that the law raises free-speech issues, a majority of them — through their questions and comments during the hearing — indicated that the government’s national security concerns were the prevailing matter at hand.Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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The three would-be collaborators acknowledged the decision to walk away from Venu in a statement released this morning.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Whether or not Trump has actual plans this time around to advance any attempt in Washington to own Greenland is far from clear.Scott L. Montgomery, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
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Unlike some other rideshare companies, Alto drivers are direct employees and the company owns the cars, adding to the need to have charging power at close hand.Ed Garsten, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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In Zubieta, Real Sociedad has one of the best academies in Spain and may unearth a replacement for Zubimendi, with bright sparks like Beñat Turrientes already coming through.Henry Flynn, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Their reporting not only unveiled the truth but unearthed a personal narrative.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Behind the scenes: Several Trump advisers privately concede Iran's program is now so far along that the strategy might not be effective.Barak Ravid, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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Leibniz conceded that this reverie of gadgets and wonders might sound rather odd, but such projects would stimulate further inventions.Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Lincoln's Mark comes to the door and without saying a single word, confesses his love for her through a series of cue cards.Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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While general manager Chris Grier and head coach Mike McDaniel each confessed his sins of the season to the media last week, an even bigger sales job is needed in a couple of weeks.Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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Their Reposado spends 4-6 months finishing in American Oak bourbon barrels to impart a fuller flavor.Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Just as life experiences provide people with greater depth and impart a greater sense of persuasiveness to their words, the variety of emotions Ado has experienced since then gave her voice a more layered and solid feel—a reality that spoke straight to the heart.Billboard Japan, Billboard, 1 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps Steichen’s hesitancy to admit that comes, in part, from his owner thinking the team was on the brink of a breakthrough.James Boyd, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Strength And Humility Showing vulnerability by admitting mistakes or seeking feedback demonstrates strength.Ajit Dodani, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Rake up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rake%20up. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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