1
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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2
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
Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Disposals for fishing lines and hooks were added and bike racks installed at the base of the pier.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Dry mode is great for laundry rooms where clothes need to dry on racks quickly, and continuous mode is ideal for basements that are continuously humid.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Some gaming desks, which are often embraced as work-from-home desks, may have racks or pegs for headphones or tablets.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
The waterfront would be transformed into a large marina, with piers and floating docks off the shore by the old Flipper Dolphin lagoon theater and wrapping around most of the waterfront, along with racks for storing smaller boats on land and heavy machinery depositing them in the water as needed.
—Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
OpenAI is partnering with Broadcom to co-develop racks of custom AI accelerators, purpose-built for its own models.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Clark's office has racks filled with computers.
—Gabriel J. Sánchez, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
There would be racks coming down the street, people delivering fabric.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
Upstairs is the expansive workout floor with cardio equipment, barbells and racks, weight machines and free weights, as well as dedicated studios for barre, yoga, Pilates, and strength and conditioning group classes.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Disposals for fishing lines and hooks were added and bike racks installed at the base of the pier.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Dry mode is great for laundry rooms where clothes need to dry on racks quickly, and continuous mode is ideal for basements that are continuously humid.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Some gaming desks, which are often embraced as work-from-home desks, may have racks or pegs for headphones or tablets.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
The waterfront would be transformed into a large marina, with piers and floating docks off the shore by the old Flipper Dolphin lagoon theater and wrapping around most of the waterfront, along with racks for storing smaller boats on land and heavy machinery depositing them in the water as needed.
—Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
OpenAI is partnering with Broadcom to co-develop racks of custom AI accelerators, purpose-built for its own models.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Clark's office has racks filled with computers.
—Gabriel J. Sánchez, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
There would be racks coming down the street, people delivering fabric.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for racks
Noun
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Daffodils and grape hyacinths can be planted whenever the beds are available.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Oct. 2025
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Although the kids share a room while staying in New York, there’s separation between the beds in the form of more custom woodwork.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Aches and pains don’t compare to the agony of an unrealized dream.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
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Such pleasurable pains, at their most chronic, or their most carnal, can keep Lang occupied for the length of a stanza.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Every unit can be audited on a public ledger, reducing the opacity that plagues traditional finance.—
Luke Xie,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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His voice already had that staticky, far-away quality that plagues international calls, which made Nakia fear he was gone for good.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sorbitol pulls water into your colon to soften stools.—
Julie Marks,
Verywell Health,
10 Oct. 2025
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The pain of the cold pulls back, replaced by a fizzing in my limbs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Others, however, aren’t as keen on the idea of taking less pay just to work from their couches.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Maybe not for the straight women on these couches who are only engaging in three to eight minutes of missionary and then turning the light out, but there are all sorts of things people can do to pleasure each other.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Motion sickness afflicts one in three adults and one in two children.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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Whether the winner’s curse afflicts buyers in other countries remains an open question.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Falling support in Gaza Palestinian public pressure on Hamas has risen as the miseries of war have mounted.—
Mkhaimar Abusada,
The Conversation,
5 Oct. 2025
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But current virus variants continue to spread burning throats, fevers and other miseries.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The mistake tortures them, which prompts the couple to try and solve the mystery by producing a fake play in an attempt to get their ex-neighbor Mary (Chloe Cherry) to audition.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Racks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racks. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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