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as in beds
a place set aside for sleeping
the clock struck midnight, signaling that it was time to hit the rack
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as in pains
a state of great suffering of body or mind
suffering the rack of a sprained ankle, the climber had to make his way back down the mountain to camp felt the rack of regret after losing her temper with her teenagers
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as in plagues
to cause persistent suffering to
the young man was racked with guilt over the lie he had told to his parents the country has been racked by years of civil war
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as in pulls
to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure
she racked her brain trying to remember where she'd put the money the sails of the boat were racked by the storm's winds
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Recent Examples of racks
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026
Imagine the ceiling sitting down on top of those racks.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 23 June 2026
The parking area also includes a dedicated bike corral with bike racks and lockers.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Blanco asked, making his way over to her shoe racks.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 22 June 2026
Each tier has a mesh bottom for airflow and mesh straps to keep sweaters from blowing off on windy days, and the swiveling hook can be locked into place over clotheslines or drying racks to stay put in the breeze.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
The one-block stretch of Catalpa Avenue, from Clark Street to Ashland Avenue, is the neighborhood’s first pedestrian plaza, officials said, and will feature seating areas, trees, native plants, decorative lighting and bike racks.
—Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
Remove all oven racks except the center rack, and set them aside to clean separately.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 13 June 2026
Offerings include elegant shoe racks, refrigerator organizers, and utility carts like this skinny rolling option for the bathroom.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026
Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
More memory, denser racks, faster deployment The new server promises 50 percent more memory per socket and more GPU memory compared to the previous generation.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026
Imagine the ceiling sitting down on top of those racks.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 23 June 2026
The parking area also includes a dedicated bike corral with bike racks and lockers.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Blanco asked, making his way over to her shoe racks.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 22 June 2026
Each tier has a mesh bottom for airflow and mesh straps to keep sweaters from blowing off on windy days, and the swiveling hook can be locked into place over clotheslines or drying racks to stay put in the breeze.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
The one-block stretch of Catalpa Avenue, from Clark Street to Ashland Avenue, is the neighborhood’s first pedestrian plaza, officials said, and will feature seating areas, trees, native plants, decorative lighting and bike racks.
—Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
Remove all oven racks except the center rack, and set them aside to clean separately.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 13 June 2026
Offerings include elegant shoe racks, refrigerator organizers, and utility carts like this skinny rolling option for the bathroom.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026
Verb
Radford Studio Center, the storied movie lot that gave Studio City its name, is in financial distress and is expected to be returned to lenders as declining film and television production racks the entertainment industry.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for racks
Noun
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Master suites accommodate up to six guests, while even the junior suites provide ample space with king and double beds.—
Chelsea Adams,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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Fill raised beds with a custom mix of topsoil, compost, and lava sand, and add trellises for support and airflow.—
Johanna Silver,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
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The colors, pains, pleasures, smells, tastes and sounds, the what-it’s-like of being conscious, are not private inner bits and blobs that philosophers call qualia, floating in a theatre of the mind.—
Andréa Morris,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Unfortunately, days before the ceremony, Nelson began experiencing chest pains while visiting with a friend.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Verb
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No, what plagues the Padres is so much deeper.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2026
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Odd moment plagues fourth quarter As the Knicks held on to their fairly sizable lead, a fan ran onto the court, tried to take a selfie with Wembanyama but was quickly apprehended by security.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Shoppers are gravitating toward scents that double as emotional rituals, whether that means a warm vanilla, a sweet caramel or a fruit-and-cream gourmand that pulls double duty as a comfort scent.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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The Ed Sullivan Theater, the crowd is full, the curtain pulls, people are cheering, and David Letterman walks out.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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In an era of inflation, rising cost of living and widespread economic anxiety, the true fans of yesteryear watch from couches across America.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
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Starlink is a communications network already in orbit, with some of its most strategically important customers in defense, maritime and aviation, not only on living-room couches.—
Robert J. Szczerba,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Noun
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The reticence of Cartland’s heroes belies agonies of loneliness.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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Although the novel’s center does not quite hold, O’Farrell’s emotional intelligence — the heart and heat of her characters — braces this sometimes unwieldy chronicle of a nation that has been subject to cumbrous historic agonies.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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China, which jails human rights activists in Hong Kong, persecutes Uyghurs, has killed hundreds of thousands of Tibetans and has committed genocide against the Falun Gong, is on the UN Human Rights Council.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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In Russia, the civilian repressive apparatus persecutes the military, which leaps at every chance for revenge.—
Stephen Kotkin,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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The sad thing is that the miseries return, but there is no other Garrincha available.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The parallels between Ines’ dilemma and that of a nation being asked to lick its wounds in silence — in the name of moving on from past miseries — are present but elusive.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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“Racks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racks. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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