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as in scored
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 achieved
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
racked up their second consecutive Super Bowl victory
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Recent Examples of racked up
The trailer, which premiered on February 5, racked up 223M views in the first seven days, per data from Wavemetrix shared with Deadline.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
The latter has already racked up its best streaming performance ever, with the majority of the 17-day event still to come.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Some Johnson County employees racked up a lot of overtime pay.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
In the video, which has racked up more than 20 million page views and gotten over 8,000 comments, Davis takes viewers through the process of cooking the iguana meat.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
And clearly, travelers agree—this popular Ugg style has racked up over 2,000 purchases in the past month alone.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
By Tuesday morning, Monday’s show had racked up nearly three million views on Rumble, dwarfing the figures for Owens’s and Fuentes’s competing episodes on the platform.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
Then a small portion of the oil money would pay off debts racked up during the Saddam regime—they were paid off four years ago— and the rest would pay for the reconstruction of Iraq.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 4 Feb. 2026
Spillane, meanwhile, racked up 97 tackles and two interceptions in 13 games in 2025 for New England.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2026
Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
The latter has already racked up its best streaming performance ever, with the majority of the 17-day event still to come.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Some Johnson County employees racked up a lot of overtime pay.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
In the video, which has racked up more than 20 million page views and gotten over 8,000 comments, Davis takes viewers through the process of cooking the iguana meat.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
And clearly, travelers agree—this popular Ugg style has racked up over 2,000 purchases in the past month alone.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
By Tuesday morning, Monday’s show had racked up nearly three million views on Rumble, dwarfing the figures for Owens’s and Fuentes’s competing episodes on the platform.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
Then a small portion of the oil money would pay off debts racked up during the Saddam regime—they were paid off four years ago— and the rest would pay for the reconstruction of Iraq.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 4 Feb. 2026
Spillane, meanwhile, racked up 97 tackles and two interceptions in 13 games in 2025 for New England.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for racked up
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Samuels, who scored 11 points, reached the milestone in the fourth quarter after knocking down two free throws.—
Mukala Kabongo,
Boston Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Eight different players scored for Minnetonka on Wednesday, with Ethan Sturgis, Cash Hardie, Liam Schultz, Cooper Rannow, Danny Browning, Tate Hardacre, Caden Lindsay and Jordan Johnson all tallying goals.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
19 Feb. 2026
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The new sunscreen achieved an SPF rating of 30 and – without the clumping particles – was visibly less whiter, as confirmed by an array of color science metric tests the team conducted.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Feb. 2026
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Directed by Pradip Krishen and originally made for Indian state broadcaster Doordarshan, the film is set in a Delhi architecture school in the mid-1970s and has achieved cult status over the decades.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Last year, Oligui Nguema won the presidential election, raising hopes for a return to constitutional democracy.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Dahlen won five Super Bowls across a tenure of nearly two decades with the San Francisco 49ers, and won two more as the Broncos’ director of player personnel in 1997 and 1998.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
19 Feb. 2026
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Stevens said that though Jackson is gone, his goals have not yet been attained, and people need to focus on making that happen.—
Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Japan’s Ren Nikaido attained the silver and Poland’s Kacper Tomasiak got the bronze.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Vast intends to launch a pathfinder station called Haven-1 to LEO in 2027, then use the experience gained to build and operate the multi-module Haven-2 over the next few years.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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During filming, Yeo was pregnant and gained 30 kilograms.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2026
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In Idaho, the defense strategy in a homicide case requires a judge to allow the claim to be made to jurors.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2026
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Just 29 of his 462 league appearances were made in the Welsh club’s colours, and yet, even now, two-and-a-half years after hanging up his gloves for the final time at the age of 40, the second of two stints at The Racecourse Ground still resonates.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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