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as in scores
to gain (as points or runs in a game) as credit towards one's total number of points
having racked up a huge number of points in the short program, the figure skater would have to have a disastrous long program in order to miss out on a medal
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as in wins
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
racked up their second consecutive Super Bowl victory
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Recent Examples of racks up
And hey, if this movie racks up the views, perhaps the next tale will make it to theaters, with bigger co-stars to boot.
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Mark Meszoros,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
As Pratt’s campaign racks up viral attention and climbs in visibility, some figures in Los Angeles’s entertainment and donor circles appear increasingly comfortable treating his candidacy like a legitimate political and cultural force.
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Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
13 May 2026
Leon Thomas racks up nominations across the board.
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Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
If an individual racks up too many points in a certain timeframe, their license can be suspended.
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William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
The team that racks up 13 points is declared the champion.
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Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
Mark Meszoros,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
As Pratt’s campaign racks up viral attention and climbs in visibility, some figures in Los Angeles’s entertainment and donor circles appear increasingly comfortable treating his candidacy like a legitimate political and cultural force.
—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
13 May 2026
Leon Thomas racks up nominations across the board.
—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
If an individual racks up too many points in a certain timeframe, their license can be suspended.
—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
The team that racks up 13 points is declared the champion.
—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for racks up
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Christiano Ronaldo scores a goal against Morocco to become the all-time leading European goalscorer (85) in international compitition.
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Almost every force scores unfavorably.
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The win and Australia’s own 1-0 start to the tournament ensure that whoever wins Friday will clinch a spot in the knockout round.
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The question for founders right now is not whether Big AI wins, but how can smaller companies survive and thrive alongside it.
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The tabulations continue until a candidate achieves a majority of the total votes.
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While Ukraine now fields large numbers of small interceptor drones, and achieves around a 90% intercept rate against Russian Shaheds, there is no sign of equivalent interceptors in Moscow.
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By the end of the novel, Sun Wukong attains Buddhahood.
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But if a person seeking status is already wealthy or attains corporate sponsorship, for instance, a viable pathway to citizenship opens up, even if only slightly.
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Your 11th House of Friends gains steady, reliable traction, and small teamwork wins start adding up steadily in visible ways.
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One of the central ideas behind UrbanKore is that art gains deeper meaning when experienced in the environment that helped shape it.
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But, coming at the end of an album that’s otherwise governed by an egalitarian teamwork-makes-the-dream-work ethos, the moment feels a bit like letting the boss take the last-call karaoke number as the office holiday party winds down—an indulgence well earned.
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The soaking process makes the nuts easier to blend, creating a smooth and creamy nut butter.
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