clock (up)

verb

Definition of clock (up)next
chiefly British
as in to achieve
to obtain (as a goal) through effort among British actors he holds the distinction of having clocked up the most performances of Hamlet on the London stage

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clock (up)
  1. achieve
  2. win
  3. attain
  4. gain
  5. make
Verb
  • Thus could Trumpian ends be achieved by more constructive means.
    Tyler Cowen, Sun Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
  • People are also paying attention to the climate ethics of SaaS companies—as one study found, 58% of Fortune 500 companies are looking to achieve net-zero goals by 2050.
    Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of achieve
Verb
  • Park’s also appeared in Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen, but is perhaps most widely known for his long-running, two-time Emmy winning role on the CBS soap As The World Turns.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Electrified vehicles continue to win plaudits, as two of the nine finalists are powered purely by electricity and seven either offer hybrid versions or are built only in hybrid gasoline-electric form.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of win
Verb
  • Tether has been steadily plodding up all year, now at the highest market cap that it's ever attained.
    Brady Dale, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Related article Ancient swimming ‘taco’ had ‘bug jaws,’ new fossils show This finding suggests that Arthropleura attained peak segmentation as an adult, rather than at birth.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of attain
Verb
  • In an age when more and more games have taken on the continual live-service model, only so many can gain traction (some only last a few days).
    Cameron Koch, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Then in April, fully two years after the original intrusion, Microsoft warned of a vulnerability in Windows' print spooler that had been used by Russia's APT28 hacker group—Microsoft refers to the group as Forest Blizzard—to gain administrative privileges on target machines.
    Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of gain
Verb
  • Well, on the Saturday after Thanksgiving every year, my mom makes turkey tetrazzini, a casserole consisting of leftover turkey and a sherry-spiked béchamel sauce loaded with mushrooms, peas, and cheddar.
    Farideh Sadeghin, Saveur, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Its compatibility with major video communication software makes the preparation phase much easier.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of make
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“Clock (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clock%20%28up%29. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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