stack up
verb
stacked up; stacking up; stacks up
1
: to add up
Cars were beginning to stack up behind the bus.
2
: to be in a particular state or situation
Here's how things stack up today.
3
: measure up, compare
—usually used with against
How does he stack up against the other job candidates?
Examples of stack up in a Sentence
those newspapers have been stacking up in the basement since we moved here
Recent Examples on the Web
While the company hasn’t said how Season 3 has stacked up against Season 2, Disney did mention that Tell Me Lies has grown both season-over-season and week-over-week.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
But how does each projected starter stack up against his counterpart?
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
But when the season began, the big moments started to stack up.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Since the leaders go in reverse order, Humphries stacked up before Meyers Taylor who then gave way to Nolte.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
But how does each projected starter stack up against his counterpart?
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
But when the season began, the big moments started to stack up.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Since the leaders go in reverse order, Humphries stacked up before Meyers Taylor who then gave way to Nolte.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for stack up
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“Stack up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stack%20up. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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