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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
Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
This latest result demonstrated the first operator-ready configuration, with hardware operating in standard network racks under realistic conditions.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
Cathy Orr, Founder of The Uncluttered Life and the Declutter Deck, says shoe racks like this $18 one are a great place to start concealing mess at the front door.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2026
Place racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 350°.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Feb. 2026
Prices crept up, racks felt picked-over, and the hunt began to feel more exhausting than exciting.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 21 Feb. 2026
Remove from pans; cool completely on wire racks.
—Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2026
The best magazine racks, our editors have discovered, corral and curate their many, many copies of Architectural Digest (obviously), furthering their ever-fitful attempts to force their living rooms into shape.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 18 Feb. 2026
Regulatory signs and additional bike racks will be installed at the two parks.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
Upstairs at Sperm Racing HQ is a lab stocked with racks of test tubes, centrifuges for separating out the most motile sperm from a sample, and little plastic slides containing new microscopic racecourses for frat-boy cum.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
This latest result demonstrated the first operator-ready configuration, with hardware operating in standard network racks under realistic conditions.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
Cathy Orr, Founder of The Uncluttered Life and the Declutter Deck, says shoe racks like this $18 one are a great place to start concealing mess at the front door.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2026
Place racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 350°.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Feb. 2026
Prices crept up, racks felt picked-over, and the hunt began to feel more exhausting than exciting.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 21 Feb. 2026
Remove from pans; cool completely on wire racks.
—Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2026
The best magazine racks, our editors have discovered, corral and curate their many, many copies of Architectural Digest (obviously), furthering their ever-fitful attempts to force their living rooms into shape.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 18 Feb. 2026
Regulatory signs and additional bike racks will be installed at the two parks.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 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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Bunk beds are arranged side-by-side for up to four families, frequently putting parents with young children in close quarters.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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The new Interfaith features 205 beds and can accommodate 236 for emergency housing.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
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After a whole season exploring the pains of being an illegitimate child and fears of pregnancy, Sophie and Benedict are now free to have children that would be welcomed warmly into society.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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But these are the standard-issue growing pains the NHL routinely beats into developing rosters.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Notably from a distribution standpoint, Double Vision’s sister production services business will assist with everything from music clearances – something that plagues many microdrama makers – and format bibles to localization services and local productions in key markets.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2026
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The damned disease especially plagues Mexican American men like me, and many aren’t getting screened.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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One of the most effective ways to make a kitchen feel custom is to replace standard, generic cabinet pulls with high-quality hardware.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
27 Feb. 2026
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We’re reminded of all this in a great scene when Ellis, who has just been deposed, pulls Mel aside.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Those 66,000 people bounce around the spare bedrooms, couches and living room floors of friends, family and acquaintances.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Don’t forget dust and dirt that gathers under large pieces of furniture, such as couches, Daniel added.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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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Hadi’s exceptional attention gives cinematic identity to collective artisanal energy, to the life force of care and devotion that stands outside the agonies of politics, to the spirit that endures a regime and outlives it.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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In other words, a sort of onanism of the soul afflicts him.—
Hermione Hoby,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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The disease afflicts individuals as well as corporate entities.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2026
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