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as in to score
to gain (as points or runs in a game) as credit towards one's total number of points
having racked up a huge number of points in the short program, the figure skater would have to have a disastrous long program in order to miss out on a medal
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as in to achieve
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
racked up their second consecutive Super Bowl victory
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Recent Examples of rack up
The White House touted that forecast as a partial answer to the additional debt that would be racked up by the president's tax cuts in the sweeping Republican bill that passed the House last month.
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Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 June 2025
Born June 16, 1953 in Sumatra, Indonesia, Valerie Mahaffey racked up 90 credits as a character actress, according to her IMDb page.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Fearless and Speak Now accumulated 2.7 billion and 2.1 billion streams, respectively; Red has racked up 7.5 billion streams; and 1989 has led all four albums with an astonishing 8.2 billion streams.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2025
Stephen King's latest jab at President Donald Trump has racked up more than 1.5 million views on social media in just a day.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
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Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 June 2025
Born June 16, 1953 in Sumatra, Indonesia, Valerie Mahaffey racked up 90 credits as a character actress, according to her IMDb page.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Fearless and Speak Now accumulated 2.7 billion and 2.1 billion streams, respectively; Red has racked up 7.5 billion streams; and 1989 has led all four albums with an astonishing 8.2 billion streams.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2025
Stephen King's latest jab at President Donald Trump has racked up more than 1.5 million views on social media in just a day.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rack up
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The Rays scored their next run when Taylor Walls laid down a one-out bunt with runners on first and third.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2025
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The Wildcats needed both because Normal (36-5) scored an unearned run in the bottom of the eighth.—
Steve Reaven,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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Both Bronco and Bronco Sport have earned overall 5-star NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) ratings, and Bronco is currently the only vehicle in its segment to achieve a five-star overall vehicle score in NHTSA’s testing.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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But its lid is instead shaped into the squashed arch of a pizza oven, with a pizza stone that can be affixed to the grill top to achieve admirable pies at around 700 degrees.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
14 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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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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At-home gaming, meanwhile, can attain up to 4K on equipped TVs.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
4 June 2025
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The wider crypto sector has also been gaining political traction in the U.S. Legislators are promoting laws that seek regulatory clarity, and the Trump Administration has also shown support for cryptocurrencies.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The photo was taken in 1996, by which time Addy Walker had been the subject of both admiration and criticism, and Jones’s research had gained prominence outside North Carolina, due to Addy’s popularity.—
Jaha Nailah Avery
June 9,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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Materials like lithium, cobalt, and nickel, which are used to make EV batteries, must be mined using risky, expensive water-intensive procedures.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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The 25-year-old made his first professional hole-in-one during his second-career win at the Genesis Invitational in February.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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