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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
Swift has already racked up five leaders on the streaming chart.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 19 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
The show racked up 28 Emmy awards out of 117 nominations.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 19 June 2026
The comment had racked up more than 10,000 likes as TikTok users flooded the replies with questions, support and videos of their own.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
Marcell Ozuna also went deep for the Pirates, who racked up 16 hits.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
Steffen joined the Rapids ahead of the 2024 season and has racked up 78 appearances in all competitions for the club.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 11 June 2026
In one particularly unfortunate incident, according to Axios, the CFO of a company accidentally racked up half a billion dollars in Claude usage fees in a single month.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 11 June 2026
Furnishing a home requires significant investments, many of them, racked up over time.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 11 June 2026
Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 19 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
The show racked up 28 Emmy awards out of 117 nominations.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 19 June 2026
The comment had racked up more than 10,000 likes as TikTok users flooded the replies with questions, support and videos of their own.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
Marcell Ozuna also went deep for the Pirates, who racked up 16 hits.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
Steffen joined the Rapids ahead of the 2024 season and has racked up 78 appearances in all competitions for the club.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 11 June 2026
In one particularly unfortunate incident, according to Axios, the CFO of a company accidentally racked up half a billion dollars in Claude usage fees in a single month.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 11 June 2026
Furnishing a home requires significant investments, many of them, racked up over time.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for racked up
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Ashley Gonzales—Long Beach State’s career goals scored leader with 36, Gonzales was a dangerous striker for women’s soccer who led the school to three NCAA tournaments in her four seasons.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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The tie breakers depend on points, goal difference, goals scored, team conduct score and FIFA world ranking, according to FIFA.—
Amna Subhan,
AJC.com,
18 June 2026
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Ready Player One previously achieved $53 million domestically in its opening weekend in 2018.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 June 2026
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Those aims do not appear to have been achieved.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
14 June 2026
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Augie Garrido—While at Cal State Fullerton, Garrido’s baseball teams won three national championships, made seven College World Series appearances and 16 conference championships including 11 in a row (1974-84).—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Georgia finished the season with a record of 53-14, won the SEC regular season and tournament titles, along with punching its first ticket back to Omaha for the first time since 2008.—
Hunter DeLauder,
AJC.com,
18 June 2026
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Yet, two goals in one game 40 years ago have attained that status.—
Cesar R. Torres,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
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Richards attained fame as a pioneering male supermodel in major ad campaigns by the likes of Bruce Weber, Richard Avedon, and Helmut Newton, but all along he was being extorted and exploited by Mierers and his followers to bolster (and bankroll) their shaky, pseudoscientific philosophy.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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Per Betsperts Golf, Henley is sixth in this field for total strokes gained at similar courses to Shinnecock over the last three years.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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As media monopolies gained control of discourse, a new feudalism arose.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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The Greens made a key alliance with the Triarchy to fortify its naval forces.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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And then there are the uptempo perennials that made Highland, California the giddiest place on earth.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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