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as in to score
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 to achieve
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
racked up their second consecutive Super Bowl victory
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Recent Examples of rack up
Not long after, the video went viral — racking up over 1.8 million views and 3,200 comments.
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 29 May 2025
The clip quickly went viral, racking up over three million views and inspiring Mendoza to start a GoFundMe campaign for Baker.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 May 2025
Episodes regularly rack up tens of millions of viewers, and Evans has booked guests as globally famous as Bad Bunny and Cate Blanchett.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 May 2025
At the time of publication, his post racked up more than 332,200 views, 7,200 likes and 185 comments.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 29 May 2025
The clip quickly went viral, racking up over three million views and inspiring Mendoza to start a GoFundMe campaign for Baker.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 May 2025
Episodes regularly rack up tens of millions of viewers, and Evans has booked guests as globally famous as Bad Bunny and Cate Blanchett.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 May 2025
At the time of publication, his post racked up more than 332,200 views, 7,200 likes and 185 comments.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rack up
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The Sparks scored 27 points and had a 10-point lead going into the second quarter.—
Anthony De Leon,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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After trailing early, the Padres scored four runs while batting around in the seventh.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Each country is responsible for developing its own plans for achieving those goals.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
2 June 2025
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The Sanko Group venture announced that its Next-Gen Recycled Cotton (Pre-Consumer) and Next-Gen Recycled Cotton (Post-Consumer) achieved C2C Certified Circularity at Platinum level.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
2 June 2025
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The Spaniard won 14 of his 22 major titles at Roland Garros.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Earlier this week, the Trump administration threatened California with fines and legal action after a 16-year-old transgender athlete AB Hernandez won both the high school girls' high jump and triple jump at a California state track meet, according to CBS News.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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Biden, once again for being Biden, will not unrealistically attain access to drugs and treatment that will elongate his own life.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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The fact that the team had only participated in 12 races prior to 2010 highlights how, in this F1 era and within a relatively compressed segment of the world championship’s 75-year history, only Mercedes and Red Bull have attained true superteam status.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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The 30-stock Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained 3.6% on the month.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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Last year, Gmail gained the ability to summarize emails on demand.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2025
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While working tirelessly to make America great again there is no room for distraction.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
2 June 2025
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This is for us the first step to make Credor another global luxury watch brand from Japan.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
2 June 2025
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“Rack up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rack%20up. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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