chalks up

verb

Definition of chalks upnext
present tense third-person singular of chalk up
1
as in attributes
to explain (something) as being the result of something else let's chalk up her weird behavior to simple nervousness

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2
as in wins
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 Synonyms for chalks up
  1. attributes
  2. wins
  3. achieves
  4. makes
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  • Angling to go public soon on the London stock exchange (after failing to generate interest on Wall Street), Shein attributes its success to cheap labor, on-demand production, and direct-to-consumer sales.
    Greg Petro, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Schaefer attributes the rapid growth in traditional retail to its more than 700,000 Gen Z social media followers.
    Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of attributes
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  • Jones has set up another studio, websites and social media accounts in case the Onion wins approval to buy Infowars and kicks him out.
    Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Jones has set up another studio, websites and social media accounts in case The Onion wins approval to buy Infowars and kicks him out.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of wins
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  • As many software startup founders and executive teams can attest, reaching the stage where the business achieves scalable growth is an incredible milestone.
    Igor Rikalo, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • By evaluating millions of model combinations in real-time, the AI achieves predictive accuracy and asset pricing results 2-3 times superior to those generated by human analysts.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of achieves
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  • In reality, the best results often come from tackling one issue at a time, which makes the process smoother and easier for your team to accept.
    Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Lexicon makes a strong case for genre fiction being the most rewarding form for those who go in without prior knowledge.
    Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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