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Examples of rack up in a Sentence
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
racked up their second consecutive Super Bowl victory
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Squid Game Season 1 racked up 14 total Emmy Award nominations.
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And he's racked up nominations for league MVP and Offensive Player of the Year.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
Eichel got healthy in the desert, averaged 67 points in ’22-23 and ’23-24, and led the Golden Knights to a 2023 Cup victory, racking up 26 points over 22 postseason games two springs ago.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
Before that, the powerhouse singer built a fanbase performing covers on YouTube, which have since racked up half a billion views.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1949, in the meaning defined above
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“Rack up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rack%20up. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
rack up
verb
: score entry 2 sense 4a
racked 30 points up in the first half
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