rakes up

verb

present tense third-person singular of rake up
as in owns

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rakes up
  1. owns
  2. acknowledges
  3. admits
  4. confesses
  5. unearths
  6. concedes
  7. imparts
  8. gives away
Verb
  • Her mother taught her to drive in a 1961 Porsche 356 coupe, a car Brundage now owns.
    — Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • De Soto data center Digital Realty is a global real estate company that owns and operates data centers.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of owns
Verb
  • However, the company also acknowledges that people want to know if a song was created with generative AI tools.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The City's own staff report acknowledges that its reconsideration procedures do not, on their own, authorize removing a sitting Vice Mayor.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of acknowledges
Verb
  • Big 12 admits end-of-game error The Big 12 issued a statement acknowledging its officials erred by not allowing Notre Dame one more play when the game clock showed one second remained when CJ Carr’s incomplete pass hit the ground on the final play.
    — Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The ongoing legal troubles compounded the stress the Hollywood couple was already dealing with and things almost took a really wrong turn, Mangianello admits.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of admits
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  • Prue follows the advice, confesses what happened to Mac, and discovers the secret her parents have been keeping from her all along.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
  • With the whizbang action long in the series’ rearview, this quiet road trip proves its emotional centerpiece, as Noah confesses both his true nature and his desire to be better — the conflict of his programming.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of confesses
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  • Ween will revisit their tour in support of their classic Chocolate and Cheese in a new box set that unearths seven full gigs from the trek.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Equal parts emotional, horrifying and humorous, Pagans unearths all our darkest thoughts about family.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of unearths
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  • But copying human anatomy makes the hands heavier, and LinkerBot concedes that fingertip force is modest.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Shapiro eventually concedes that good-faith developers are at the Homer City campus, something that earns a broad smile from Steffee, exhausted by the politics.
    — Salena Zito, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of concedes
Verb
  • This imparts a drag on the star—imagine spinning around on your heels while holding an open trash bag; the bag will act like a parachute, slowing you.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Its bitterness is a secret weapon, countering the sweetness of the ketchup and complementing the warm notes the bourbon imparts.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of imparts
Verb
  • The nonprofit also gives away toiletries, toys, books and backpacks.
    — Sharon Chin, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • If the manager gives away the decision without adequate boundaries, capability or information, empowerment becomes risk.
    — Thomas Lim, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of gives away
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