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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 two trail only Rihanna, who has racked up a lucky 13 winners.
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Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The trend has racked up over 32 million views on TikTok in a single month under the everything shower hashtag, according to Victoria Stokes writing for Healthline.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Laika Studios released an extended teaser back in May, which has racked up nearly 90 million views.
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Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
Let’s be honest, flip-flops aren’t known for their support—but somehow, these under-$20 sandals have racked up hundreds of five-star reviews raving about their comfort.
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Genevieve Cepeda,
InStyle,
27 June 2026
Don’t miss out on the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K or the Amazon Echo Dot, which has racked up more than 157,900 perfect ratings.
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Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
In early May, a single clip of her on Jay Shetty’s podcast racked up hundreds of thousands of views in a few days.
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Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
26 June 2026
Aspen Wooten racked up 107 victories in her four years as a girls tennis star for the powerhouse Lake Nona High program.
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Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2026
In August 2019, a 21-second clip of Broski tasting kombucha for the first time racked up more than 40 million views and turned her into one of the defining memes of the decade.
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Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
19 June 2026
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The trend has racked up over 32 million views on TikTok in a single month under the everything shower hashtag, according to Victoria Stokes writing for Healthline.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Laika Studios released an extended teaser back in May, which has racked up nearly 90 million views.
—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
Let’s be honest, flip-flops aren’t known for their support—but somehow, these under-$20 sandals have racked up hundreds of five-star reviews raving about their comfort.
—
Genevieve Cepeda,
InStyle,
27 June 2026
Don’t miss out on the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K or the Amazon Echo Dot, which has racked up more than 157,900 perfect ratings.
—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
In early May, a single clip of her on Jay Shetty’s podcast racked up hundreds of thousands of views in a few days.
—
Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
26 June 2026
Aspen Wooten racked up 107 victories in her four years as a girls tennis star for the powerhouse Lake Nona High program.
—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2026
In August 2019, a 21-second clip of Broski tasting kombucha for the first time racked up more than 40 million views and turned her into one of the defining memes of the decade.
—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for racked up
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Henry Davis hit a homer as the Pirates scored twice in the third, but Brandon Marsh got one of those runs back with a solo shot in the bottom half.
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Controversial red card looms large The story of the game to that point was Folarin Balogun, who scored a goal in the 45th minute and then was given a controversial red card in the second half.
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Privacy throughout the complex is achieved by the construction techniques the builder used to reduce noise transmission between floors and units.
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Utah, Colorado and other Western states have been subjected to large-scale weekend wildfires, including the 93,607-acre Cottonwood Fire, where 1,200 firefighters and support personnel had achieved zero containment by late Sunday afternoon, according to a joint command update.
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The Royals won the first two games; the Rays were outscored 14-6 while not holding a lead once in the series.
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Haiti later won a true goal thanks to a lethal shot from Isidor.
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In our post-religious era—in which, beneath the cloak of secular humanitarianism, righteous religiosity and virtuous crusading remain as potent as ever—history has attained the authority, authenticity and prestige that religion and its prelates once possessed.
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And although his father, who went on to serve as Liberia’s president, attained a list of accolades on the soccer field, making the World Cup roster (twice) is an achievement that sets Tim apart.
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Carroll made his case to the judge, gained his favor, and began his journey looking for his parents.
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In the late 1970s, Brass entered a new phase and gained fresh notoriety with cult historical-erotic films Salon Kitty (1976) and Caligula (1979) as well as The Key (1983), a free adaptation of a novel by Tanizaki Jun’ichirō.
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The 76ers, meanwhile, haven’t made the conference finals since 2001, which was before Brown’s fifth birthday.
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Harpring says the city is using smaller fireworks than in previous years and has added additional staff to assist with safety, a decision made after a 10-acre fire broke out in the city earlier this year.
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