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as in to score
to gain (as points or runs in a game) as credit towards one's total number of points
having racked up a huge number of points in the short program, the figure skater would have to have a disastrous long program in order to miss out on a medal
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as in to achieve
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
racked up their second consecutive Super Bowl victory
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Recent Examples of rack up
Oklahoma’s bats remained scorching hot, racking up 12 hits - including five more home runs - and got a quality start from freshman Nick Wesloski.
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Hunter Delauder, AJC.com, 18 June 2026
Vibe coders and software engineers will run multiple coding agents for hours at a time, racking up monthly bills in the thousands of dollars.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 18 June 2026
Marcell Ozuna also went deep for the Pirates, who racked up 16 hits.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
The purse has racked up more than 5,600 perfect ratings from Amazon shoppers, including several avid travelers.
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
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Hunter Delauder, AJC.com, 18 June 2026
Vibe coders and software engineers will run multiple coding agents for hours at a time, racking up monthly bills in the thousands of dollars.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 18 June 2026
Marcell Ozuna also went deep for the Pirates, who racked up 16 hits.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
The purse has racked up more than 5,600 perfect ratings from Amazon shoppers, including several avid travelers.
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rack up
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Cementing his status as the best player in the world, Diego Maradona ran from inside his own half, dribbling past half the England team, as well as the goalkeeper Peter Shilton, to score.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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But Maxi Araujo, who plays for Sporting in Portugal, scored the equalizer at the 80-minute mark to ignite the Uruguayan fans.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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All this in addition to her high school diploma achieving the Scholar and Industry diploma designations and graduating with Summa Cum Laude honors.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
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The designer singled out the exceptional Refa fabrics and touted the sartorial prowess and heritage of the Veramonteforte atelier in delivering the same high-quality standards achieved with its made-to-measure activities.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
19 June 2026
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The event features food trucks, blow up games, T-shirts and a chance to win tickets to a game.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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Pan is banking on the tactic to win the Democrat-leaning 6th Congressional District, which under newly redrawn lines includes West Sacramento, Roseville, Rocklin and communities north and east of Sacramento.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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Yet, two goals in one game 40 years ago have attained that status.—
Cesar R. Torres,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
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Richards attained fame as a pioneering male supermodel in major ad campaigns by the likes of Bruce Weber, Richard Avedon, and Helmut Newton, but all along he was being extorted and exploited by Mierers and his followers to bolster (and bankroll) their shaky, pseudoscientific philosophy.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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Rhaenyra’s army, led by her uncle and husband Daemon (Matt Smith), is gaining strength as they’re joined by a grizzled pack of House Stark northmen known as the Winter Wolves.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
22 June 2026
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Trump might soon gain another ideological bedfellow in Peru with the election of Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of late autocrat Alberto Fujimori.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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The day shift also starts making factory-work jokes, with Rekha playing a perky do-bee who just wants to make the boss happy, and Lily adopting an agitator role, demanding workman’s comp and trying to spark revolt.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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Ahead of their one year anniversary, the couple only recently made their red carpet debut while attending the Tribeca Festival in New York.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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“Rack up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rack%20up. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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