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chalks up

verb

present tense third-person singular of chalk up
1
as in attributes
to explain (something) as being the result of something else let's chalk up her weird behavior to simple nervousness

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2
as in wins
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 chalks up Nvidia easily chalks up more sales in a quarter than its next three largest rivals combined. — Ian King, Fortune, 20 May 2026 Mamdani chalks up the friendly encounters to these New York ties. — Sophia Vento, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2026 Player of the Week Junior outside hitter Briggs Corona chalks up 38 kills, 35 digs, eight aces and six blocks in five matches for the host RedHawks and was named all-tournament at the Marist Invitational. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026 With a wry chuckle, McCartney chalks up these cornball elements of his TV specials and other outings to the perils of being surrounded by yes people. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026 The properties are arranged by their defining natural element (Aspen, Pine, Oak, Ryegrass)—a decision Kayne chalks up to her Virgo tendencies. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2026 The explanation for the recent surge in beef prices is complex, but essentially chalks up to an issue of supply and demand. — Emma Wozniak, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025 Ferguson chalks up the brand’s success not just to the dependable menu, but to how staff interacts with patrons. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 22 Sep. 2025 That feeling was one EYB chalks up to Panhandle House and the return home to Denton. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chalks up
  1. attributes
  2. wins
  3. ascribes
  4. achieves
  5. attains
  6. gains
  7. scores
  8. makes
Verb
  • Mills attributes their original breakdown to a combination of miscommunication, competing priorities and different assessments of whether college athletes could organize effectively.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • IonQ attributes this feat to its dual decoder architecture, where the first decoder extracts the initial syndrome measurements while the second decoder corrects the residual errors after refining the intermediate representation.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of attributes
Verb
  • Walter Hagen wins his third straight and fourth overall PGA Championship.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Whoever wins the Wild Card series will get to play another AL East team, the Rays, in the ALDS.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of wins
Verb
  • One automatically ascribes fraud to results that are often predictable, even routine; the other dismisses legitimate concerns as conspiracy theories.
    — Andrew E. Busch, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
  • In line with the science of his time, which said that lunar craters were volcanic, Verne ascribes his flickering light to an eruption.
    — Neil Oseman, Space.com, 14 June 2026
Definition of ascribes
Verb
  • With innovative filmmaking, remarkable performances, and an ensemble of characters who moved us, the film achieves something extraordinary.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2026
  • But the murkiness doesn’t last long in a production that achieves an admirable balance between objectivity and emotion, abstraction and representation.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of achieves
Verb
  • During its orbit, S301 attains speeds more than 100,000 times faster than a commercial airliner—over eight percent the speed of light.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026
  • By the end of the novel, Sun Wukong attains Buddhahood.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Definition of attains
Verb
  • The biggest issue on the ballot in November is for voters to decide what profit is there if one gains the whole world and our country loses its soul.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Productivity gains only matter if the work AI produces is good enough to move the business forward.
    — Samir Dutta, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of gains
Verb
  • Player of the Week Junior forward Ethan Hamer scores two goals for Mount Carmel in a 6-1 win over Brother Rice and picks up two more goals and an assist in an 8-0 victory over Yorkville Christian.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Ronnie Brown scores a Miami-record four rushing touchdowns and passes for another.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of scores
Verb
  • The system makes hands-free upright mobility available to eligible wheelchair users living with spinal cord injuries at any level, who can manually operate the device’s controller.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The part that makes the idea harder to categorize may also be the part people remember.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of makes

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“Chalks up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chalks%20up. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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