rake
Example Sentences
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That’s because the College Board has made the exams easier to pass to encourage more students to take them—and thus rake in more money from testing fees.
As Mr. Tremlett writes, Spaniards during the first two decades after Franco’s death “genuinely did not want to rake over old coals.”
The cool blues of “Winter” are raked through with rich purple, as hints of evergreens creep in from the edges.
It remains to be seen whether the stronger start means “Wicked: For Good” will ultimately gross more than its predecessor, which raked in $758.6 million worldwide.
The lender also updated its guidance to include its recent acquisition of German private bank HAL and expects to rake in more than 6.3 billion euros in net interest income, or NII, this year.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
