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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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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
Grant recently broke the program’s single-season record with her 34th and closed the regular season with 35, while Woolery is the fifth NCAA player with 100 or more RBIs in a season, racking up 106.
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Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Bitadze made his presence felt on both ends by racking up six points and four rebounds.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Connecticut failed to save properly for pensions for seven decades prior to 2011, racking up tens of billions in unfunded obligations.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
The North Carolina human resources executive spent two months racking up credits through web tutorials after work in 2024, then raced through 11 online classes at the University of Maine at Presque Isle in four weeks.
—Todd Wallack, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Legislators understand that the way to increase affordability is to shine a light on the ways in which those companies have been racking up record profits while government regulators are left in the dark.
—Allysson Bornt, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Operation Sideswipe kept expanding and racking up prosecutorial victories, building off the work of private-sector investigators and lawyers for the trucking companies.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Lemon won the Biletnikoff Award for the best receiver in college football this past season for a reason, after racking up 1,156 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
After burning through their savings, the entrepreneurs turned to credit cards, racking up $100,000 in debt each.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Bitadze made his presence felt on both ends by racking up six points and four rebounds.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Connecticut failed to save properly for pensions for seven decades prior to 2011, racking up tens of billions in unfunded obligations.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
The North Carolina human resources executive spent two months racking up credits through web tutorials after work in 2024, then raced through 11 online classes at the University of Maine at Presque Isle in four weeks.
—Todd Wallack, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Legislators understand that the way to increase affordability is to shine a light on the ways in which those companies have been racking up record profits while government regulators are left in the dark.
—Allysson Bornt, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Operation Sideswipe kept expanding and racking up prosecutorial victories, building off the work of private-sector investigators and lawyers for the trucking companies.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Lemon won the Biletnikoff Award for the best receiver in college football this past season for a reason, after racking up 1,156 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
After burning through their savings, the entrepreneurs turned to credit cards, racking up $100,000 in debt each.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for racking up
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Brunson took the opening that gave him and ripped the game open from there, scoring 14 of the Knicks’ first 33 points and pushing them to a 33-25 lead after one.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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Hao-Yu Lee chipped in a run-scoring single.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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Check out our top picks for achieving his look like a bold pair of eyeglasses, clean suit separates, a crisp shirt and standout accessories including brooches, pocket squares and more!—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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In another sweeping effort to mitigate a weighty budget deficit and work towards achieving future financial stability, Evanston-Skokie District 65 has announced plans to eliminate all middle school librarian positions beginning next year, according to multiple district officials.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Aspen Wooten, a talented tennis prodigy who moved from Memphis to Lake Nona with her family as a ninth grader, had accomplished just about everything available in her four-year high school career — including winning more than 100 matches.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Schindler also put down the winning kill in both games for the Knights (16-5, 1-1).—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Success will be determined around that goal — either attaining it or at minimum, looking like a real threat to do so.—
Varun Shankar,
Houston Chronicle,
4 May 2026
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Granted, his policy regarding Iran not attaining a nuclear weapon is a good one.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
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Even as anthropologists were decisively abandoning totemism, however, the idea was gaining cultural credibility elsewhere.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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And Chinese carmakers are fast gaining market share there.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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In stark contrast to the teenage social scene once synonymous with malls, many of Lincolnwood’s shoppers seemed to come there alone, making beelines for the still-open Old Navy or Victoria Secret without ever removing their headphones.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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The Moon in Aquarius moves through your 9th House and trines Venus in your sign, making learning and creative thinking especially fertile.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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“Racking up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racking%20up. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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