racks up

present tense third-person singular of rack up
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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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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. Mark Meszoros, Twin Cities, 29 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
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  • If James scores opportunistically, defends at a high level and can be the playmaker this roster needs, his impact on this roster has a chance to be enormous.
    Tony Jones, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • The hPDI scores the diet across 17 food groups, divided into three categories.
    Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 28 July 2026
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  • In the end, the race was only going to one rider, Wiebes, who now has seven Tour de France Femmes stage wins – a record since the race returned in 2022.
    Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Beyer’s district is deep-blue, meaning whoever wins the Democratic primary is likely a shoo-in to defeat GOP nominee Tony Sabio in November.
    Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
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  • Ideally, over time, these outcomes accumulate into a repository of actioned and labeled data that reflects how an organization identifies risk, prioritizes responses and achieves successful resolutions.
    Terrence McCrossan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • The crust achieves that perfect balance of char and chew, and the toppings are minimal but impeccable.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • By the end of the novel, Sun Wukong attains Buddhahood.
    Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
  • 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.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The soul and governance of football are not assets to trade – especially with zero transparency as to who gains financially.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 July 2026
  • The soul and governance of football are ‌not assets ⁠to trade – especially with zero transparency as to who gains financially.
    Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
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  • The Azure DevOps case makes the same point from the other direction.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • This revolution in budget-friendly hardware ensures that when a modern, tech-heavy vehicle makes its way to its second, third or fourth owner a decade from now, it can still be diagnosed and kept alive on a driveway budget.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026

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“Racks up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racks%20up. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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