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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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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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The first inning saw Trent Grisham single and score on a two-out knock from Domínguez as Andy Pages airmailed a throw over home plate.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
2 June 2025
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With such a young and talented squad — and the weight of winning the Champions League now finally off their shoulders — the question now is how much more this PSG team could go on to achieve?—
The Totally Football Show,
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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Harvard has fought back in the courts, winning a temporary restraining order on May 23 that will allow international enrollments to continue as the case makes its way through the courts.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Long before Ross Chastain became the first driver in 54 years to win a Cup Series race from the tail of the field at the Coca-Cola 600, Shane Van Gisbergen captured the inaugural Chicago Street Race in his debut, and Daniel Suárez got the best of the infamous three-wide photo finish at Atlanta.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
26 May 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 show lost Samantha (under less than amicable circumstances), as well as actress Kim Cattrall, and gained a number of supporting characters of color.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
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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The sale was formerly proposed at that meeting, and it is now set to go before the Committee of the Whole Tuesday before making its way to the Aurora City Council, potentially as early as next week, for final approval.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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Third, spend more time thinking about what makes one neighborhood safe and another unsafe.—
Malcolm Gladwell,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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“Rack up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rack%20up. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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