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as in to attribute
to explain (something) as being the result of something else
let's chalk up her weird behavior to simple nervousness
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as in to achieve
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
chalked up a record in singles tennis that is likely to stand for a long time
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Recent Examples of chalk up
The OpenAI leader chalked up Musk’s potential xAI boosterism as mere competition.
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Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Dec. 2024
Many observers chalked up Georgescu’s success to his TikTok account, which now has 5.8 million likes and 527,000 followers.
—Kelvin Chan and Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Following her early successes, Ronan has chalked up a total of four Oscar nominations along with five BAFTA nominations and a Golden Globe.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
After Denver got steamrolled by the Ravens in Week 9, allowing 396 total yards, Allen confidently said the team would bounce back, chalking up their 41-10 loss as just one bad day.
—Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Dec. 2024
Many observers chalked up Georgescu’s success to his TikTok account, which now has 5.8 million likes and 527,000 followers.
—Kelvin Chan and Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Following her early successes, Ronan has chalked up a total of four Oscar nominations along with five BAFTA nominations and a Golden Globe.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
After Denver got steamrolled by the Ravens in Week 9, allowing 396 total yards, Allen confidently said the team would bounce back, chalking up their 41-10 loss as just one bad day.
—Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chalk up
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Wildfires are becoming more frequent in the American West, a sad fact that can be attributed to climate change for the most part.Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2024
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Shortly after her arrest, Huger attributed the accident to grief and her mother’s 2017 death.Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Your relationship and ability to communicate effectively with them, and the collective probability of achieving success, may very well depend on it.John Hall, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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The goal is to achieve a steady burn which will continuously produce electricity like a conventional power plant.New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Dec. 2024
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The list goes on, but one thing these social media sensations appear to have in common is that people seem to like to ascribe humanlike traits and emotions to them.Chad de Guzman, TIME, 27 Dec. 2024
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While some of them are ascribed medicinal benefits, more research is needed to evaluate their effects.Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Fall Guy, about a stuntman played by Ryan Gosling trying to win back his former love, a director played by Emily Blunt, was a rom-com in action-movie clothing.Esther Zuckerman, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2024
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The disconnect was hurting their ability to win new business.Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Nebraska snapped it to attain bowl eligibility with its sixth win of the season, 44-25 against Wisconsin on Nov. 23.Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Prophecy deepens the audience’s understanding of why these women crave absolute power despite its dangers, and their despicable methods to attain it.Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
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Large companies gain resilience and flexibility, while MSMEs build know-how, human capital, and market access.Kweilin Ellingrud, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Under the terms of the deal, the company will gain the exclusive global license to develop, manufacture, and commercialize Chinese drugmaker Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co.’s HS-10535, an experimental oral drug that targets the receptors for GLP-1, Merck said in a statement Wednesday.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 19 Dec. 2024
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Johnson will charge just under $2.1 million to the Pacers salary ledger if his contract becomes fully guaranteed, and the Pacers have until early January to make that decision.Tony East, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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What's New Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine heads into the New Year after 12 months in which Moscow made territorial gains and Kyiv opened a new front in Russia's Kursk region.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Chalk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chalk%20up. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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