RAKES (IN) Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

rakes (in)

verb

present tense third-person singular of rake (in)

as in cashes in (on)

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grosses

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When a server in the US earns less than $17 an hour on average, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, that typically doesn’t give them a lot of savings to pay for unexpected medical bills.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Conceding that earns you the credibility to defend the steps that matter.

— Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026

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Instead, as Picard realizes he’s lived and now lost an entire lifetime, Stewart gives that episode an almost excruciating sense of tragedy and exhaustion.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Billy knows more about that distinction than her admirer realizes.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2026

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