CLOCKING (UP) Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

clocking (up)

verb

present participle of clock (up), chiefly British

as in achieving

to obtain (as a goal) through effort among British actors he holds the distinction of having clocked up the most performances of Hamlet on the London stage

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In this week’s issue of PEOPLE, select images from Intimate Audrey offer a closer look at the star’s life outside the spotlight, from her childhood to tender moments with her own family after achieving superstardom.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026
So achieving old-fashioned summertime bliss is, and perhaps always has been, mostly a matter of privilege.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of achieving

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Awak Kuier had 11 points, eight rebounds and a career-high seven blocks as the Wings won for just the fourth time in 12 games since a six-game winning streak that was their longest since moving to Texas 10 years ago.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
The victory gave the second-place Yankees a four-game winning streak and put them four games behind the first-place Rays.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of winning

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What came to me was a simple but valuable intuition that healing is not about attaining the grace of God, but about the loving freedom that comes from reflecting God!

— Dilshad Khambatta Eames, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
Financial firms are now gearing up to jump into the market in a different way, as executives like Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon and KKR's Waldemar Szlezak see AI equipment attaining familiar money-making characteristics.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of attaining

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Elisabeth Wright Burak, a policy researcher at Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families, said Trump’s tax-and-spending law is stifling the momentum states had been gaining with maternal care since 2022.

— Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Large-city districts as a group did better, gaining 11 to 12 points.

— Michael Casserly, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of gaining

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Whenever the veteran coach looked at game film, Scott always seemed to be there making a big throw or run.

— Stan Awtrey, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
The Moon enters Sagittarius and your 11th House of Friends, Groups, and Future Plans, making teamwork, invitations, and shared goals more active.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026

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