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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
Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Fashionistas will rejoice at Zingara Vintage, which caters to serious collectors, with racks of Victorian pieces, 1950s cabana wear, and groovy 1970s denim, with prices that reflect the rarity of the choice finds.
—Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026
Offshore wind farms are also estimated to generate 95% of the electricity needed to run its 192 server racks across four levels, significantly reducing reliance on existing power infrastructure.
—New Atlas, 1 June 2026
Filling and Assembly Place racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 400°.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 June 2026
In addition to reducing energy consumption, cooler machines perform better, which is important for modern AI racks that represent millions of dollars of investment.
—Anna Broughel, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Another would be to relocate bike racks on La Mesa Boulevard to create dedicated parking spaces for golf carts.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Put up racks and shelves to stow practical and recreational trappings.
—Emerson Latham, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2026
Case in point, my shoe racks (three to be exact) are currently overflowing with styles from Salomon, Adidas, Saucony, and more.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
Beef cheeks and tongues, Frenched racks of lamb, glistening hams, poulet de Bresse, and rabbits still with their heads, round eyes blinkless under long lashes frozen in the ice.
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Fashionistas will rejoice at Zingara Vintage, which caters to serious collectors, with racks of Victorian pieces, 1950s cabana wear, and groovy 1970s denim, with prices that reflect the rarity of the choice finds.
—Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026
Offshore wind farms are also estimated to generate 95% of the electricity needed to run its 192 server racks across four levels, significantly reducing reliance on existing power infrastructure.
—New Atlas, 1 June 2026
Filling and Assembly Place racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 400°.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 June 2026
In addition to reducing energy consumption, cooler machines perform better, which is important for modern AI racks that represent millions of dollars of investment.
—Anna Broughel, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Another would be to relocate bike racks on La Mesa Boulevard to create dedicated parking spaces for golf carts.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Put up racks and shelves to stow practical and recreational trappings.
—Emerson Latham, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2026
Case in point, my shoe racks (three to be exact) are currently overflowing with styles from Salomon, Adidas, Saucony, and more.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 30 May 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
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Designed to sleep three, the Legacy Elite II Twin Bed floor plan has two 75 x 30-in (191 x 76-cm) beds at the very rear of the trailer, separated by a nightstand.—
C.C. Weiss
May 30,
New Atlas,
30 May 2026
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Expect deluxe rooms with king-sized beds and top-of-the-line linens paired with old-school parlors and tea rooms.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Acer was also at pains to point out the large performance differential between the RTX 5070 Ti and the vanilla RTX 5070, which sounds similar.—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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The closure of the Strait of Hormuz compounded the pains of militia attacks, forcing Iraq to declare force-majeure on foreign-run oil operations and curtail production.—
Nabil Salih,
Time,
26 May 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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Early has been significantly better on the road than at home this year, a problem that plagues the team as a whole.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2026
Verb
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The pillow is filled with shredded memory foam gel that pulls heat away from your head, neck, and shoulders to prevent overheating.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Google search pulls from the same information as Google News, even though the two sites are technically separate.—
Michael Muchmore,
PC Magazine,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Halverson crashed on couches all across Fridley.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The home was the true heart of our getaway; a space for quiet mornings spent journaling, for cooking together, and for squishing onto one of the many couches sprinkled throughout for late-night conversations.—
Aemilia Madden,
Vogue,
27 May 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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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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The agonies of the day were only intermittently audible in the music on offer in Witten.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Consider osteoarthritis, which afflicts roughly 33 million Americans by gradually wearing down cartilage in the joints.—
Bryan T. Kelly,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Regeneron also gained Food and Drug Administration approval on April 23 for its gene therapy, Otarmeni, which will be prescribed to treat a rare type of hearing loss that afflicts about 50 newborns in the United States each year.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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