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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 Warm 75-degree weather and Lizzo were saving graces at the 32nd amfAR gala by the Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc ocean in a luxe-auction Thursday night that racked up a massive $20 million, with donations up 18% from last year for the AIDS research organization. —

Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 May 2026 The younger brother of fellow NASCAR driver Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch was one of the most recognizable and successful drivers in the history of NASCAR and racked up a win just last weekend. —

Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 22 May 2026 Cornyn has raised much more money than Paxton, and has racked up many more prominent endorsements, including from the former governor Rick Perry. —

Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 20 May 2026 After Lionsgate claimed @michaelmovie for its Michael Jackson biopic, executives noticed the account had racked up 20,000 followers before the studio shared a single poster or trailer or even added a profile picture. —

Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 20 May 2026 Paul McCartney Scores Another 2026 Hit McCartney has racked up just over twice as many placements on the Official Singles Sales chart as his longtime friend. —

Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 In Cape & Islands action, Julia Kipperman racked up 11 goals to pace Nauset to a 21-8 victory over Monomoy. —

Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026 The building had racked up over 100 open violations. —

Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026 The Rams can feel confident about this matchup after Matthew Stafford racked up 831 passing yards, five touchdowns and no turnovers in two matchups in Seattle last season. —

Nate Atkins, New York Times, 14 May 2026

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The Braves got three-run homers from Austin Riley and Dominic Smith, scored five runs in the sixth inning and got another sweet start from Chris Sale in a 9-1 win over the Marlins on Wednesday at loanDepot Park.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 21 May 2026
Shohei Ohtani homered on the first pitch of the game, the Dodgers scored twice more against Randy Vásquez, and concerning slumps by San Diego’s star hitters only deepened.

— Dennis Lin, New York Times, 21 May 2026