RACKED UP Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

racked up

verb

past tense of rack up

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 Bears racked up yards and points, putting up 59 points on the Panthers. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 The Tigers racked up 400-plus yards in each of their previous two games. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026 Wideout Lucius Anderson racked up 155 yards of his own on nine catches. — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026 Washington racked up eight penalties for 101 yards, including five that gave EWU first downs. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 Jaxon Smith-Njigba racked up the eighth-most receiving yards in a single season in NFL history (1,793) last season, winning Offensive Player of the Year. — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Memphis racked up an impressive 983 yards of offense across those two games, including 335 yards on the ground against Arkansas State. — Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2026 What’s Happening Videos of people pouring Epsom salt onto baking sheets, towels or shower floors and stomping barefoot for roughly 10 minutes have racked up views across TikTok, with users claiming the practice eases anxiety and improves sleep. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026 Videos promoting the 30-30-30 metabolism protocol have racked up nearly 50 million views, and mainstream health outlets are weighing in on whether the viral morning routine actually delivers. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026

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Flores’ defense produced a pair of fourth-quarter takeaways, and Minnesota scored 29 unanswered points in 16 minutes to win 39-22.

— Michael Silver, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Ten teams scored more than 30 points, and six had at least 24 in the first half.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

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Out of the more than 7,000 wine-producing châteaus in the region, 21 were highlighted by Michelin despite not earning a grape; then 38 received one, 16 were awarded two, and nine achieved the highest distinction of three.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2026
The group has achieved a number of critical highs in recent years.

— Thomas Smith, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of achieved

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As someone who still brings up how James Hinchcliffe and Sharna Burgess should’ve won season 23 in casual conversation, I am so pumped Sharna is back in the ballroom after four years.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
Laleh Marzban, who won Best Actress in Venice Film Festival’s Orizzonti sidebar, has become the subject of a harsh smear campaign by Islamic Republic state media over comments in her acceptance speech dedicating the prize to the women of Iran.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of won

Verb

In this new culture, freedom was attained not through engagement in political struggle but through individual consumer choices.

— Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
The Tennessee singer-songwriter, actor, and philanthropist hailed from a vanishing class, a 20th-century monocultural phenomenon who attained a household-name status that never lost its luster.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of attained

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Community members brought knowledge and experiences to the table that researchers could not have gained at a distance.

— Caroline Montojo, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026
The 61-year-old—who owns 40% of his tech company—has gained around $122 billion since this time in 2025, nearly doubling his wealth to a whopping $262 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026

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Original moldings, door knobs, and wood paneling have been preserved, but spaces have been shaped for contemporary use including made disabled-accessible.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took aim at New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft after Macklemore was forced off Ed Sheeran’s tour following onstage comments the rapper made in support of Palestinians amid Israel’s war in Gaza.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

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