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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
Dave Carlin, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Many people also like their small laundry room to contain a cabinet or closet for linens and have room to tuck away laundry baskets, drying racks, ironing boards, and the like.
—Lindsey Mather, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026
While Nvidia makes the specialized processors used, initially, for computer graphics and now for AI, Supermicro builds server racks and cooling systems that incorporate the chips.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
JCPenney celebrated Graham's newest pieces (along with several other new additions to the JCPenney racks) with a runway show in Paris, Texas.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
Bins of foundation garments, makeup and racks of costumes are available for checkout at the community drag and gender-affirming closet.
—Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Advertisements and country music videos might look back with rosy glasses at the good ol’ days when pickups had bench seats and gun racks and parked next to near-ripe corn fields in the sunset.
—New Atlas, 31 Mar. 2026
The records are kept in clear plastic sleeves in neat browsing racks that extend up, down and across the shop.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Adjust oven racks to upper-middle and lower-middle positions and heat oven to 400 degrees.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
Organizers say what will be added to the City Hall hub soon is more bike racks.
—Dave Carlin, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Many people also like their small laundry room to contain a cabinet or closet for linens and have room to tuck away laundry baskets, drying racks, ironing boards, and the like.
—Lindsey Mather, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026
While Nvidia makes the specialized processors used, initially, for computer graphics and now for AI, Supermicro builds server racks and cooling systems that incorporate the chips.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
JCPenney celebrated Graham's newest pieces (along with several other new additions to the JCPenney racks) with a runway show in Paris, Texas.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
Bins of foundation garments, makeup and racks of costumes are available for checkout at the community drag and gender-affirming closet.
—Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Advertisements and country music videos might look back with rosy glasses at the good ol’ days when pickups had bench seats and gun racks and parked next to near-ripe corn fields in the sunset.
—New Atlas, 31 Mar. 2026
The records are kept in clear plastic sleeves in neat browsing racks that extend up, down and across the shop.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Adjust oven racks to upper-middle and lower-middle positions and heat oven to 400 degrees.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 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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The beds are big and comfortable, with soft leather headboards, hypoallergenic quilts, and an extensive pillow menu.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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Plant throughout garden beds or as a border.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Grandmother explains how each plant helps humans ease aches and pains, as well as offering good foods like honey from the bees that drink from plants.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
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But the problem with utilitarianism is that just as the subjective, first-person experiences of sensory perceptions cannot be compared among individuals, neither can pleasures and pains.—
George G. Szpiro,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
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Still, a key downside risk for all three companies is the uncertainty that plagues the future of energy markets, according to Goldman.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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Shifting to the execution phase By securing graphite early, the company aims to mitigate supply chain volatility that often plagues advanced nuclear projects.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The turkey meat can maintain some give, but in a satisfying way that pulls the indigenous bird out of its homogenized Thanksgiving context.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The driver then pulls forward toward where the officers are standing and turns sharply.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Paths cut through tall grass and gravel, leading from the Farmhouse (a communal spot with couches, coffee, and coworking spots) to the cabins, past the golf course, and out toward the pools.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2026
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There are couches and study nooks, as well as a Holocaust museum and an art gallery.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Apr. 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
Noun
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And yet, in the scene on the Hill of Love, Lapid offers no self-questioning, no sense of cinematic exertion or trouble, in the fictional framing of the real agonies of Gaza.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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The celebrated poet and memoirist, delves into the agonies of her decision and describes the emerging women’s liberation movement, of which Moore would soon become a participant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The centuries-old pot-kettle idiom points out hypocrisy — as when one person accuses another of a flaw that afflicts himself.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The centuries-old pot-kettle idiom points out hypocrisy — as when one person accuses another of a flaw that afflicts himself.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Racks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racks. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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