RAKING UP Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

raking up

verb

present participle of rake up

as in smoking out

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In a matter of years, Kapoor went from owning a multimillion-dollar home in Cocoplum and captaining a 68-foot yacht to living in federal custody.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
Of course, the ultimate risk for owning these stocks is familiar to all investors, namely the vagaries of the market itself.

— Norah Rami, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

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Of course, that doesn’t mean giving away money automatically produces more happiness than earning it.

— True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Dolly Parton, the beloved country-music superstar known for writing about the lives of regular people in more than 3,000 songs and, in later years, for giving away more than 300 million books to children around the world, has died in Nashville.

— Shima Oliaee, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

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Older buyers Builders may finally be acknowledging the advanced ages of many of their customers.

— Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
Ricky Anderson entered what is known as an Alford plea, acknowledging that prosecutors had enough evidence to support a conviction without admitting guilt.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

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