RACKING UP Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

racking up

verb

present participle of rack up

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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as in achieving

to obtain (as a goal) through effort racked up their second consecutive Super Bowl victory

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Recent Examples of racking up Videos of seagulls stealing food off plates and beach towels have gone viral, racking up millions of views across social media. —

Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026 Before this year’s telecast, that movie’s director, Paul Thomas Anderson, had set a record in futility by racking up 11 Oscar nominations without a win, said Sam Adams in Slate. —

The Week Us, TheWeek, 23 Mar. 2026 Tulsa took the lead for good less than 2 1/2 minutes into the game and the score was 36-24 at halftime, with Popoola racking up nine points. —

ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026 Spotify’s interactive iDJ feature, introduced in 2023, has roughly 90 million subscribers using it as of the most recent earnings report, with users racking up over four billion hours of time spent on the app. —

Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026 Strictly within the realm of football, Kelce is one of the most recognizable athletes in the country’s most-popular sport after racking up 11 selections to the Pro Bowl and the eighth-most catches (1,080) in NFL history. —

Andrew Greif, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026 The safety blossomed during his six seasons with the Steelers, racking up five Pro Bowls and three All-Pros. —

Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026 Kachel said Vank’s signature moment so far with the Plainsmen came in the regular season finale last season, when Vank baffled Western Nebraska Community College with eight innings of shutout ball, scattering three hits while racking up 10 strikeouts. —

Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026

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Booker had 15 first-half points, scoring mainly off midrange pull-ups but also using catch-and-shoot jumpers and getting to the line against the Wolverines, who had no answer for the first Team All-SEC honoree.

— Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
White was similarly inefficient, scoring seven points on 3-of-12 shooting, including 1-for-6 from 3-point range.

— Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2026