racking up

present participle of rack up
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as in scoring
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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Recent Examples of racking up Besides Season 4 of Bridgerton, nothing else on the service even came close to racking up that large of an audience. Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 July 2026 Since then, the cast of Seinfeld has continued to flex their comedic chops, acting on and producing hit shows like Veep and Curb Your Enthusiasm and racking up film credits. Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 This game could feasibly end up racking up a big scoreline if both managers elect to go with some zany selections. Mark Carey, New York Times, 16 July 2026 No stranger to racking up achievements impressive for his age, the Gen Z phenom has started building up his real estate portfolio with two luxury homes. India Roby, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026 The point guard scored 30 points over the course of the game, 13 of them in the final quarter, as well as racking up three rebounds and two assists, leading the Knicks to a 1-0 series lead in a 105-95 game. Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026 Goalkeeper Unai Simón has played a World Cup-record 609 consecutive minutes without conceding, racking up another World Cup record of six straight clean sheets dating back to the 2022 tournament in Qatar. ABC News, 9 July 2026 Hawkes noted that the Division of Elections lawyer provided evidence of Stark’s history of filing campaign reports late and racking up thousands of dollars in penalties for lack of compliance. Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026 The video has been viewed on Facebook more than 20,000 times, racking up hundreds of likes. Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 22 June 2026
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  • Philadelphia responded by scoring five runs off Miami’s bullpen — four against Cade Gibson and Tyler Zuber in the sixth, one off John King in the eighth — to go up 7-5.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 July 2026
  • Zizou helped lead his national team to its first-ever World Cup trophy, with the attacking midfielder scoring two goals in the 1998 final.
    Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
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  • Why The Executive Playbook Has To Change The typical model for high-achieving leaders is to out-suffer everyone else in the room, appear unflappable, stay silent on struggles, and be the first one in and last one out.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • Thus, in this novel, the Vanstone sisters are constantly prevented from achieving their ultimate goals of domesticity, through no faults of their own.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
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  • Baresi is regarded as an AC Milan icon, having spent his entire 20-year career with the club, winning six Serie A titles and three top European trophies, and captaining the team for 15 seasons before retiring in 1997.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • The Padres saw their five-game winning streak snapped and dropped two games behind the final NL wild-card spot.
    CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
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  • At his teacher’s direction, Pannakara traveled to Myanmar between 2018 and 2020 to study and practice Vipassana meditation, an ancient technique taught by the Buddha himself as core for attaining enlightenment.
    Deepa Bharath, Fortune, 17 July 2026
  • But the capture of both these towns is likely to involve a similarly gruesome and lengthy fight, putting an even optimistic assessment of attaining this key Moscow war goal at least a year away.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
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  • Gogo's Galileo system, which uses the Eutelsat OneWeb low Earth orbit network, is gaining market share (the company also has a three-year price guarantee) and is being rolled out on more aircraft types.
    Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • And developers submitted a proposal to the city last spring, which is currently still in the process of gaining approval from Parkville’s Planning and Zoning Commission.
    Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
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  • Mint Julep Experiences has built its business around making those trips easy, and the new Buffalo Bus gives travelers a straightforward way to visit one of Kentucky's most famous distilleries without having to worry about logistics.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • People making folk music around the world have a nonprofit based in Kansas City to thank for improving their odds of scoring a Grammy Award next year.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

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“Racking up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racking%20up. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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