rack up

Definition of rack upnext
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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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Recent Examples of rack up But that’s plenty of time for Langley to rack up enough weeks to set an all-time record, regardless of genre or gender. Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2026 Most recently, Ferrell played for the Los Angeles Chargers and San Francisco 49ers, racking up four sacks, two dozen total tackles and four tackles for loss in 2025. Miami Herald, 27 July 2026 It's been working on the G1X since 2023, and has racked up nearly $10 million in funding for this one. New Atlas, 27 July 2026 The bra has racked up more than 6,200 perfect ratings from Amazon shoppers. Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for rack up
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  • Jordin Canada scored the game-winning basket off an assist from Brionna Jones.
    Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 28 July 2026
  • Philadelphia responded by scoring five runs off Miami’s bullpen — four against Cade Gibson and Tyler Zuber in the sixth, one off John King in the eighth — to go up 7-5.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 July 2026
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  • Sometimes a production design choice can achieve what a close-up or a line of dialogue cannot.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • Thus, in this novel, the Vanstone sisters are constantly prevented from achieving their ultimate goals of domesticity, through no faults of their own.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
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  • Even if Kansas offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki relies on KU’s run game, at a certain point Cole Ballard or Isaiah Marshall (depending on who is starting) will have to throw the ball and win Kansas games.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • Part of ‘The Invincibles’ Baresi was part of the Italy squad that won the 1982 World Cup and captained the team to the 1994 final, which ended in a narrow penalty shootout loss to Brazil, with Baresi among the players who failed to score.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
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  • But while the landmark ruling reopens the path to citizenship for thousands worldwide, attaining it may be a different story.
    Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
  • In Buddhism, bodhicitta is, essentially, a desire to attain enlightenment in order to free all beings from suffering.
    Goth Shakira, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
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  • Her office told me the bill essentially unlocks federal funds to help more neighborhoods gain protection from noise pollution.
    Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
  • Related movements like slowmaxxing, which encourages a deliberate slowing of routines and meals, have gained traction as a response to productivity culture.
    Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
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  • Purchases allegedly made by Burke under aliases also included cadaver bags, heavy-duty laundry bags, chain saws, a shovel and a fireproof mat, Byers testified.
    Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 22 July 2026
  • At least eight more games will be added to Sunderland’s calendar when UEFA’s draw is made in Nyon on August 28.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 22 July 2026

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“Rack up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rack%20up. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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