1
as in to attribute
to explain (something) as being the result of something else
let's chalk up her weird behavior to simple nervousness
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as in to achieve
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
chalked up a record in singles tennis that is likely to stand for a long time
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Recent Examples of chalk up
Any other symptoms, McKee said, were chalked up to her ongoing menstrual struggles.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 23 May 2025
Executives chalk up Mulan's earnings to the pandemic and the outlet reported that Christopher Robin was considerably less expensive to make.
—Jenna Dejong, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
And they’re being chalked up to figments of a patient’s hallucination!
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2025
Perhaps all of this can be chalked up to establishing leverage for better deals in negotiations — taking Greenland, or at least getting functional control of it, ...
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 2 Apr. 2025
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 23 May 2025
Executives chalk up Mulan's earnings to the pandemic and the outlet reported that Christopher Robin was considerably less expensive to make.
—Jenna Dejong, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
And they’re being chalked up to figments of a patient’s hallucination!
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2025
Perhaps all of this can be chalked up to establishing leverage for better deals in negotiations — taking Greenland, or at least getting functional control of it, ...
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chalk up
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The Innovation Gap: By The Numbers The wealth gap between the EU and US, which was 17% in 2002, has widened to 30% in 2023, with 72% of this gap attributed to productivity differentials rather than labor contribution.—
RSM Discovery,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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In 2023, the company cut 280 jobs from the Fort Worth facility, which the company, at the time, attributed to a customer transitioning its business to a different facility and a new logistics provider.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
29 May 2025
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Each country is responsible for developing its own plans for achieving those goals.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
2 June 2025
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As governments and industries aim to reach carbon neutrality, innovation in ICs will be instrumental in achieving long-term ESG goals.—
Cecilia Shen,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The latest results show the trend exists across demographic groups, even as some groups are slightly less likely to ascribe meaningful differences to the political parties.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
2 June 2025
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With an Apple account solely dedicated to your Apple TV box and Apple TV hardware and software tracking disabled as much as possible, Apple would have minimal data to ascribe to you as an Apple TV owner.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 June 2025
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The Spaniard won 14 of his 22 major titles at Roland Garros.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Earlier this week, the Trump administration threatened California with fines and legal action after a 16-year-old transgender athlete AB Hernandez won both the high school girls' high jump and triple jump at a California state track meet, according to CBS News.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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At-home gaming, meanwhile, can attain up to 4K on equipped TVs.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
4 June 2025
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The new title-holder attains its historic week with 47,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States in the tracking week of May 23-29, according to Luminate, a 2% increase from the prior week.—
Trevor Anderson,
Billboard,
4 June 2025
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Two different quarterbacks threw for touchdowns, while four different skill position players found pay dirt as St. Louis gained over 400 scrimmage yards in the win.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Last year, Gmail gained the ability to summarize emails on demand.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2025
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The sale was formerly proposed at that meeting, and it is now set to go before the Committee of the Whole Tuesday before making its way to the Aurora City Council, potentially as early as next week, for final approval.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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Third, spend more time thinking about what makes one neighborhood safe and another unsafe.—
Malcolm Gladwell,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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“Chalk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chalk%20up. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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