Definitions

raking

VERB

scrape up, hoe

Synonyms

STRONGEST

comb scour scrape

STRONG

clear collect enfilade examine gather grade graze grub harrow hunt ransack rasp remove rummage scan scratch scrutinize search smooth sweep weed

WEAK

break up clean up clear up fine-comb fine-tooth-comb

Antonyms

STRONG

disperse distribute divide plant scatter

Example Sentences

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raking

They provide one-stop services to banks, hedge funds and other large financial clients, raking in as much as $10 billion a year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

The Washington Post reported that Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, the president’s eldest sons, have a portfolio of tech companies that are raking in billions from the Pentagon.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

But not everyone is raking in the big bucks with financial winners and losers.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

In it, per analyses by the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, Trump reported raking in at least $2.2 billion in 2025—three and a half times what he reported in 2024.

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026

Then she hung on and rode him out of the yard, raking his sides like a professional bull rider.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen