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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  • Player of the Week Junior forward Ethan Hamer scores two goals for Mount Carmel in a 6-1 win over Brother Rice and picks up two more goals and an assist in an 8-0 victory over Yorkville Christian.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Ronnie Brown scores a Miami-record four rushing touchdowns and passes for another.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
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  • Walter Hagen wins his third straight and fourth overall PGA Championship.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Whoever wins the Wild Card series will get to play another AL East team, the Rays, in the ALDS.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • With innovative filmmaking, remarkable performances, and an ensemble of characters who moved us, the film achieves something extraordinary.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2026
  • But the murkiness doesn’t last long in a production that achieves an admirable balance between objectivity and emotion, abstraction and representation.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
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  • During its orbit, S301 attains speeds more than 100,000 times faster than a commercial airliner—over eight percent the speed of light.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026
  • By the end of the novel, Sun Wukong attains Buddhahood.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • The biggest issue on the ballot in November is for voters to decide what profit is there if one gains the whole world and our country loses its soul.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Productivity gains only matter if the work AI produces is good enough to move the business forward.
    — Samir Dutta, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Their ultra-clean silhouette makes styling them seamless, too, proving fashion-forward shoes can be just as versatile as your everyday lineup.
    — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Because every game in college football matters, every team that makes the 12-team playoff is deserving (however much other deserving teams will contest that final at-large bid).
    — Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Racks up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racks%20up. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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