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Examples of rack up in a Sentence
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
racked up their second consecutive Super Bowl victory
Recent Examples on the Web
Another petition urging Disney to bring the Old Republic era of Star Wars to the small screen racked up 231,000 signatures.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
References to the claim, which allege Haitian migrants have been eating cats, as well as ducks and geese, have garnered millions of views on X, with Vance's X post racking up 9.2 million views alone, as of Tuesday morning.
—Layla Ferris, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2024
But SpaceX also has a history of moving fast and breaking things to achieve its own ambitious goals and, given customers with attitudes to match, is racking up firsts in private spaceflight.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2024
The popular steam mop has racked up hundreds of perfect ratings.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1949, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near rack up
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“Rack up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rack%20up. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
Kids Definition
rack up
verb
: score entry 2 sense 4a
racked 30 points up in the first half
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