chalked up

past tense of chalk up

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Recent Examples of chalked up Counterpoint's Research Director Tarun Pathak chalked up the strong performance to sustained demand for the iPhone lineup, especially the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro Max. Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 1 Aug. 2026 This can’t be chalked up to a small sample or a rounding error. Sam Blum, New York Times, 22 July 2026 Jason Altmire, the head of the group, Career Education Colleges and Universities, said some of it can be chalked up to the pandemic. Nicky Forster, Fortune, 20 July 2026 The show’s only performance nominee this year ended up being Connor Storrie, a nomination that can easily be chalked up to his notoriety for Heated Rivalry and to make up for Heated Rivalry being ineligible overall. Joe Reid, Vulture, 17 July 2026 Some have been chalked up to natural disasters like hurricanes and storms, but others remain unsolved. Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026 Much of this success can be chalked up to the current wave of heavy nostalgia for all things early aughts — with Duff representing the millennial tween dream of the era arguably better than anyone. Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 12 July 2026 Thune has chalked up the failure of passage to the semantics in his chamber, particularly the 60-vote filibuster threshold. Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026 These occurrences could not be chalked up to individual choices. Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chalked up
Verb
  • The two-time Oscar nominee attributed her age as the reason why.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
  • This failure can partly be attributed to the enormous political and moral pressure Washington feels to offer unconditional support when a close ally is attacked, as Ukraine was in 2022 or Israel was in 2023.
    Dafna H. Rand, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Mercado Libre achieved 99% fraud detection, while DoorDash saved millions with a voice portal.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • After two years as a primary reliever, Lynch finally achieved his goal of being handed the baseball first for the Royals.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Johnson ascribed magical powers to said mustache and had the receipts to back it up.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Company officials ascribed the volume of recalls to the company’s scale.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • No away team had won in the previous 14 meetings between the clubs across all competitions.
    Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Washington decidedthat the argument had already been won and stopped making it.
    James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • As of Tuesday morning, shares in SpaceX had plunged nearly 50% in value below a peak attained on June 16 in the frenzied aftermath of its IPO, which was the largest in history.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Even Telemundo’s legendary soccer narrator Cantor, has attained cross-over appeal, recently starring in a Coors Light commercial.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • Shares have jumped 48% year to date and gained 2% in the premarket.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In July, OpenAI disclosed that an autonomous AI agent escaped the boundaries of a cybersecurity evaluation and ultimately gained unauthorized access to Hugging Face's production infrastructure.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Navy officials said assembly would fall to Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia, where aircraft carriers and some submarines are made.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Donations can be made online by visiting the foundation's website.
    Tori Mason, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Wednesday’s game featured the Liberty in the lead most of the way, with the home team going up, 27-16, after Rebecca Allen scored 10 points on perfect shooting (4-of-4).
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Josh Bell walked to leadoff the fourth inning, moved to third base on a single by Royce Lewis and scored when Victor Caratini grounded into a double play to give Minnesota a 1-0 lead.
    CBS News, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Chalked up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chalked%20up. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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