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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
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.
—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
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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Reese Atwood gets an RBI with yet another infield single, Katie Stewart scores Kayden Henry with a sacrifice fly, and Vic Hunter drops in an RBI single that scores Leighann Goode, and Kaiah Altmeyer drives in two after sitting out the first game.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Feb. 2026
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Plano East star Arianna Robinson scores more than 30 for third straight game.—
Greg Riddle,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Blackman High senior Blackman High senior Nicholas Cunningham wins Tennessean Student of the Week poll with more than 30,000 votes.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Feb. 2026
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Russia's Nikita Filippov wins 'skimo' silver for first Olympic 'AIN' medal.—
Alex Connor,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Prototype achieves high capacity and industrial-scale metrics At the core of the prototype is a conductive polymer known as poly(benzodifurandione), or PBFDO.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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The awards place a premium on investigative and enterprising reporting that gains attention and achieves results, and honor special achievement in print, online, or broadcast journalism.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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Gemini attains a very favorable position almost directly overhead.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
12 Dec. 2025
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Later, Harper returns the favor, watching with rapt admiration when Eric pivots and gains a foothold during a CNN confrontation with Tender’s inscrutable CFO Whitney (Max Minghella), who is fighting against a new audit for his fiscally defunct company.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2026
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Germany, meanwhile, gains political flexibility and a partner more aligned with big-picture EU politics.—
Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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The on-site activity center, Compass Sports, makes outdoor recreation effortless.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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That makes Iran the world’s sixth-largest oil producer – an impressive feat, considering Iran faces worldwide sanctions that have severely limited its potential customers.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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